- Italy stun favourites Denmark and set new world record
- GB’s Kenny off the pace in first day of the individual event
Italy’s golden run of sporting success continued at the Tokyo 2020 track cycling on Wednesday, while the British Olympic legend Jason Kenny looked off the pace in the early rounds of the men’s individual sprint.
In the only final of the day at the Izu Velodrome, Italy broke the men’s team pursuit world record to beat a stunned Denmark. The Danes had been highly favoured after winning the world title in 2020 and breaking the Olympic record in qualifying this week. But led by the road time trial world champion, Filippo Ganna – the son of a former Italian Olympic canoeist – the Italians held their own against Denmark before overcoming them in the last lap.
