Canada's O'Brien wins silver in women's C4 500m at Para-cycling track worlds

Kate O'Brien got Canada on the board with a silver medal at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France on Thursday.

Anna Grace Taylor of New Zealand took bronze with a time of 38.907.

The 34-year-old Canadian won silver in the women's C4-5 time trial event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, again only trailing only Cox.

Mel Pemble got off to a blazing start in her first Para cycling track world championships.

The 22-year-old followed up national record-breaking performances last month in the women's C3 500m time trial and individual pursuit with a world-record time in the women's C3 omnium in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France on Thursday.

Pemble — who was born in England moved to Canada in 2009 — finished with a time of 12.666 seconds, reaching a top speed of 56.845 km/h in the process.

Pagie Greco of Australia was the only other athlete to break the 13-second barrier with a time of 12.962, while Richael Timothy came in third place with a time of 13.377.

After finishing in third place in the 500m portion of the event, Pemble and Greco are currently tied atop the leaderboard in the omnium WC3 standings with 76 points.

The omnium is a four-part endurance event, which will continue with the third and fourth legs throughout the weekend.

The 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships are underway in France and Canadian Mel Pemble had a flying start this morning breaking the WC3 World Record in the Omnium 200m; the first of 4 events in this combined race. <a href="https://twitter.com/CyclingCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CyclingCanada</a> <a href="https://t.co/JoheByUUY7">pic.twitter.com/JoheByUUY7</a>

The Victoria, B.C., resident also clocked in with a time of 40.816 in the women's C3