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the men's omnium, matt world going for great britain. matt walls is really well—placed, in the top half. matt walls has won the first event of the omni. and now, as they take the bell, we are on the final lap. matt walls of great britain is leading the way. he has been the class of the field throughout this event. that was a brilliant display of riding. fortune favours the bold. it has led to a gold medal for great britain. matt walls is the olympic champion. and we can speak to matt now. how are you, tell us what it feels like to be a gold medal winner and a silver medal winner at your first olympics? it silver medal winner at your first ol mics? . silver medal winner at your first olympics?— silver medal winner at your first olmics? ,, _.,. olympics? it is pretty cool. it was a very good _ olympics? it is pretty cool. it was a very good experience. -
go to the bbc news website at bbc.co.uk/news or visit the bbc news app. now, time to bask in some reflected olympic glory. matt walls won team gb's first track cycling gold at his debut games in tokyo. he got that for the omnium and went on to win silver in the madison with his partner ethan hayter. let's take a look at matt in action. big race this, the men's madison. he is flat out for the final few laps. britain go to the front of the race with matt walls. emptying the tank here. big finish by matt walls. maximum points for britain at the end of the race. britain get the silver. first event of the day in
a little bit. i couldn't believe that no one came past. i felt like are standing still. ijust kept telling myself, it's a medal, it's a medal, i did not want to cross the line. couldn't believe it, it's bizarre, amazing. his wife laura kenny will be the team gb flag bearer at the closing ceremony. disappointment for her on the track she was brought down at the end of the omnium and could not find her way back up the field, eventually finishing sixth. but she is great britain's most successful female athletes. she won the madison on friday with katie archibald. i think i was done after _ friday with katie archibald. i think i was done after the _ friday with katie archibald. i think i was done after the madison. - friday with katie archibald. i think i was done after the madison. you 'ust i was done after the madison. you just hit_ i was done after the madison. you just hit such a high. we put so much work_ just hit such a high. we put so much work into— just hit such a high. we put so much work into that and i think because we did _ work into that and i think because we did when, i could just go, job
and jason kenny is going to go for it here for great britain. and in a flash he was out of sight, kenny charging clear and heading where no british athlete had ever been before. and they're not going to catch him. kenny comes into the finish here, and we're watching british olympic history as jason kenny takes the title. his seventh gold, the most by any british olympian, a remarkable feat achieved in utterly remarkable fashion. i can't believe that no—one came past. i felt like i was standing still ran that last corner. i was hacking away. but ijust kept telling myself, it's a medal, it's a medal, even if one comes, it's still a medal. and then when i crossed the line, i was like, it's a bloody gold medal! so, yeah. i couldn't believe it. it's just bizarre, amazing. and while there was history for one kenny, there was frustration for another. there is a big crash! laura could only finish sixth in the omnium after an early crash. but disappointment was outweighed by pride for her husband. the amount of people who have come
great on the track in the velodrome, so a great day for jason kenney, and a really good day for canada, kelsey mitchell won gold in women's sprint, that was a little bit earlier, and we are also waiting on the women's omnium, over several events, all eyes on laura kenny because she is of course married to jason kenney, and this would have been potentially one of her favourite events, however she is having a tough time of it, and crashed in one of the events when a number of riders went down on the track in the velodrome, and then she went out earlier than expected in the elimination race, so she has an awful lot of work to do to get herself back up into the metal positions. also under way elsewhere we have the women's basketball final with the usa taking on the hosts japan, and the usa is such a dominant force, yesterday we were talking about the men's team being a dominant force, they won theirfourth being a dominant force, they won their fourth consecutive
still at that last corner and i kept attacking way and i kept telling myself it is a medal even if one comes it isjust the middle. and even went across the gold line, it is the gold medal. i couldn't believe it butjust bizarre, amazing. but while there was history for one kenny, there was frustrated edition for another. laura could only finish the sixth in the omnium after finishing with a crash but disappointment was outweighed by pride for her husband. the amount of people who came up to me afterwards and was like... i was speaking to him last night and i told him ijust want to go home and when he went i was like, he has only gone and done it just typicaljason. a day of mixed family fortunes, but one that has brought britain a new record breaker. sir chris hoy is the manjason kenny has overtaken for most gold medals. and the six—time olympic champion says he couldn't be more pleased for his former teammate. his record speaks for himself.
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opposite. laura had a bit of a nightmare in the first race of the omnium with a class tarmac crash that wasn't her fault and a small mistake and she was out of the running. she was expecting well, we were expecting more but i think it was made up by the truly spectacular performance from jason kenny. absolutely incredible. i have never seen a keirin final like it at any level, particularly at world level. doesn't he like jason to be able to launch off the front and have no reaction from the rest of the guys, we were standing open—mouthed watching the action and he just destroyed them and became bitton's most successful olympian ever in the process. most successful olympian ever in the rocess. ., , ., ., process. people have put it down to experience- — process. people have put it down to experience. they _ process. people have put it down to experience. they said _ process. people have put it down to experience. they said they - process. people have put it down to experience. they said they could i experience. they said they could have been plenty of guys behind him that were younger, fresher, stronger but he had done something thatjust caught them off—guard. you think that literally was it? caught them off-guard. you think that literally was it?— caught them off-guard. you think that literally was it? welcome that the keirin isn't _
lu kwesa bu ra k lu kwesa burak will lukwesa burak will be with you from 7pm. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday evening. i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme... a games like no other. the tokyo olympics come to a close. but not before jason kenny makes history, becoming the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. laura kenny can't add to her record haul though after crashing in the omnium. but there is gold in the ring again as lauren price becomes the first welsh fighter to win an olympic boxing gold. also coming up tonight away from the olympics...