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SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : When Britain opened seven compelling days of racing at the National Velodrome by winning the women's team sprint in a world record time it seemed the country's domination of Olympic track cycling would extend through the Paris Games.
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday. The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete came into the marathon on the back of two bronze medals won in the 5,000m and 10,000m in an astonishing bid for podium placings in three events. And Hassan did not disappoint, holding off Ethiopian Tigst Assefa for victory in an Olympic record of 2hr 22min 55sec. It mirrored Hassan's efforts in the Covid-hit Tokyo Games three years ago when she also won three medals: two golds (5,000m, 10,000m) and a bronze (1500m).
The beauty of the Olympics often comes in the form of the unexpected.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Standing in the middle of a sweltering Olympic velodrome with his golden bounty hanging around his neck was perhaps the only time the Netherlands' track cycling powerhouse Harrie Lavreysen looked troubled throughout the week.
PARIS : Canoeing at the Paris Games was dominated by Australia's Jessica Fox and New Zealand's Lisa Carrington, with the new discipline of kayak cross giving a pointer to where paddling sports may be headed - away from sprint racing towards more whitewater chaos.
Jack Carlin was caught up in a dramatic last-lap crash during the Olympic men's keirin final, marking a day of unfortunate events for Team GB at the velodrome on the final day in Paris.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen confirmed his status as the king of men's sprinting as he won the Olympic keirin on Sunday to complete a remarkable hat-trick at the National Velodrome.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews won gold in the Olympic track cycling women's sprint at the National Velodrome on Sunday.