it s day two in the velodrome, and after winning silver in the mens team sprint, it s so far so good forjason kenny and jack carlin in the individual men s sprint. carlin had broken the olympic record this morning to qualify, although it was then broken again a few minutes later. but then he had no problem beating nathan hart of australia to reach the last 16. and in the last couple of minutes, jason kenny, who s the defending champion, has also made it through safely. what a run for the usa s sydney mclaughlin she broke her own world record in the women s aoom hurdles taking gold in the process. the defending champion, fellow american dalilah muhammad got away fastest but mclaughlin powered down the home straight to win gold in 51.46 seconds, and take almost half a second off the world record, muhamed getting silver. the new women s best follows norway s karsten warholm breaking his own world record in the men s aoom hurdles on tuesday.
and what a finish forjason kenny he s now the first british man to win seven olympic golds, overtaking sir chris hoy. it was a spectacular defence of his keiren title sprinting clear with three laps remaining. it follows the silver won in the team sprint, and takes his overall olympic medal total to nine. i gave it a little squeeze and got bigger and i sort of went for it. i did not feel like i was one of the favourites going into the final. i was not as quick as i wanted in the sprint team spent they fell like i had nothing to lose and ijust went for it. it was such a way and it felt like the last lap took about half an hour and i cannot believe i crossed the line on my own. and britain s second gold of the day came in the boxing ring, where lauren price beat china s lee chee un in the middleweight final. for price it s an incredible
its gay pride parade. before we get to the papers, let s get to the sport. great britain have won two more gold medal is in the final day of competition in tokyo, bringing their tally to 22. 65 medals and know which matches their achievement in london. what a way to finish their games forjason kenny, the first man to win seven olympic golds, overtaking chris hoy. it was an extraordinary ride on the keirin, sprinting three with three laps remaining. he already took team silver in the team sprint. although he was delighted with the goatee told us. i wasn t as competitive this week as i wanted to be back in the keirin, you can write your lack
greatest ever olympian, after winning his seventh gold medal on the final day of the tokyo games. the 33 year old s win in the men s keirin final also gave him a british record ninth olympic medal. on the final day of the games in tokyo. this is how the medals table stands. the united states has overtaken china to take the top spot. the host nationjapan remains in third place. it s been a good day so far for team gb, with lauren price taking gold in the middleweight boxing. let s head to the bbc sports centre and speak to gavin ramjaun. a remarkable win forjason kenny. absolutely, what a way to finish the game for kenny. first man to win seven olympic goals. overtaking sir chris hoy. thrilling race in the men s kyren. lots of pressure from
the us women s basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90 75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. and, thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. great britain have won two more gold medals on the final great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day of competition in tokyo. 65 medals in total which matches their achievement at london 2012. what a finish it was forjason kenny, the first british man to win