<p><span class="gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$image-0"><span class="gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0"><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/98BB/production/_97599093_breaking_news.png" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/400/cpsprodpb/98BB/production/_97599093_breaking_news.png 400w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/98BB/production/_97599093_breaking_news.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/98BB/production/_97599093_breaking_news.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/976/cpsprodpb/98BB/production/_97599093_breaking_news.png 976w" alt="Breaking news" class="qa-srcset-image" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0"></span></span></p> <table class="gs-o-table story-body__table" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1"> <thead class="gs-o-table__head gel-brevier " data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.0"> <tr class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.0.$row-0"></tr> </thead> <tbody class="gel-long-primer " data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1" readability="4"> <tr class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0" readability="2"> <td class="gs-o-table__cell" colspan="1" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0"> <strong data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:0">Dates:</strong><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:1"> 23 July-8 August </span><strong data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:2">Time in Tokyo:</strong><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-0.$td-0.0:3"> BST +8</span> </td> </tr> <tr class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1" readability="6"> <td class="gs-o-table__cell" colspan="1" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0"> <strong data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:0">Coverage: </strong><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$table-1.1.$row-1.$td-0.0:1">Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.</span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p role="introduction" class="qa-introduction gel-pica-bold" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0">Jason Kenny won a record-equalling eighth Olympic medal with team sprint silver 19 minutes after wife Laura took team pursuit silver in Tokyo.</span></p> <div data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3" readability="9"> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0">GB’s men had won the team sprint at the past three Games, while the women won the team pursuit in 2012 and 2016.</span></p> </div> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0">The women’s team of Kenny, Katie Archibald, Neah Evans and Josie Knight were beaten as a dominant German side set a new world record of 4:04.242.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0">Kenny, Ryan Owens and Jack Carlin lost their final to the Netherlands.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0">Jason Kenny, 33, now has six gold and two silver medals and shares the status of most decorated British Olympian with Sir Bradley Wiggins.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0">Laura Kenny, 29, is already the most successful British female Olympian with four golds and one silver, while equestrian rider Charlotte Dujardin is the most decorated with three golds, one silver and two bronze medals.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0">Should she win gold in the omnium or madison later in the week, Kenny will be the first British woman to have won an Olympic title at three Games.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0">Kenny broke her shoulder in January 2020 but the postponement of the Games gave her enough time to recover and compete, while Jason temporarily retired after Rio 2016 </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41404024" class="story-body__internal-link" title="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.$link-2"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.$link-2.0">but returned a year later.</span></a></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0">GB’s women finished in 4:10.607, the bronze medal going to the United States as they beat Canada with a time of 4:08.040.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11"><span data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0">In the team sprint, the men recorded a time of 44.589, while the Netherlands set an Olympic record of 41.269 and France beat Australia to bronze in 42.331.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12"><strong data-reactid=".1l71s2v61ky.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.$bold-0">More to follow.</strong></p> <p><span class="gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media" 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