Team GB take silver as world champions Holland DOMINATE the men's team sprint final... yet Jason Kenny picks up a record-equalling EIGHTH Olympic medal to go level with Bradley Wiggins in the list of the most decorated British Olympians
- World champions Holland simply had too much pace for the British team
- Dutch set a new Olympic record of 41.369 seconds to win by over three seconds
- Jason Kenny could not keep in touch with his two team-mates in the final
- Despite the loss, Kenny wins his eighth Olympic medal to go level at the top alongside Bradley Wiggins in the most decorated British Olympians of all time
- Find out the latest Tokyo Olympic news including schedule, medal table and results right here
Jason Kenny missed the first of his three chances to move clear of Sir Chris Hoy's Olympic gold medal tally as Great Britain took silver in the men's team sprint in Izu.
Kenny, tied with Hoy on six, rode alongside Jack Carlin and Ryan Owens, but the trio were comfortably beaten by all-conquering Holland, who set a new Olympic record of 41.369 seconds.
With the British riders struggling to hold one another's wheels they finished three seconds down on the Dutch, who have not been beaten in a team sprint event since 2017.
Great Britain have won the silver medal in the men's team sprint at the Tokyo Olympics
World champions Holland were comfortable winners as they won by more than three seconds
Despite the final defeat, Kenny wins his eighth Olympic medal to go level at the top alongside Sir Bradley Wiggins in the most decorated British Olympians of all time.
But the trio will be disappointed with their performance in the final. In the first round they had set a time of 41.829 and though that would still have been beaten by the Dutch, it was proof the final was nowhere near Britain's best.
Kenny still has two more chances to add to his medal haul in these Games, due to compete in Friday's individual sprint before Sunday's keirin, but the challenge of beating the Dutch has clearly got no easier.
Kenny told the BBC: 'We poured our heart into the second ride to get to the final and then just rolled the dice in the final.
'We geared up and just went for it, and obviously we knew we had a bit of ground to make up. I had nothing in the final, I was rubbish.'
Jason Kenny's silver medal puts him level with Bradley Wiggins in the most decorated British Olympians of all time
Owens added: 'It's a dream come true. This team has got a pretty good track record and there's a lot to live up to.
'It's been a different few months but to come through it with these guys is amazing.
'We got our best out on the day, you have to show up in every race and there's no pacing it in the team sprint.'
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