<p><span class="gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$image-0"><span class="gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$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=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0"></span></span></p> <p role="introduction" class="qa-introduction gel-pica-bold" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0">Jason Kenny became the first British athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals as he defended his men’s keirin title in spectacular fashion in Tokyo.</span></p> <div data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2" readability="7"> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0">The 33-year-old stunned the field as he sprinted clear with three laps remaining to claim victory.</span></p> </div> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0">It is a ninth Olympic medal for Kenny, who won </span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58069120" class="story-body__internal-link" title="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.$link-2.0">silver in the team sprint</span></a><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.3"> to become GB’s most decorated Olympian earlier this week at the Izu Velodrome.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0">His tally of seven golds is one more than former team-mate Chris Hoy. </span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0">The 2016 champion caught his five rivals by surprise with a long-range attack and held on to finish 0.763 seconds clear of Malaysia’s Azizulhasni Awang with the Netherlands’ reigning world champion Harrie Lavreysen taking bronze.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0">Lavreysen made it three medals in Tokyo but had been aiming to emulate Kenny’s achievement of five years ago by winning all three men’s sprint events.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0">Kenny progressed from a semi-final that also included compatriot and individual sprint bronze medallist Jack Carlin, but the 24-year-old failed to qualify for the final after finishing fourth.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8"><span data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0">Contesting the race to decide the minor positions, Carlin finished second to claim an eighth-placed overall finish.</span></p> <p class="" data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9"><strong data-reactid=".12ykpqv532e.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.$bold-0">More to follow.</strong></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports/2021/08/08/tokyo-olympics-jason-kenny-wins-seventh-gold-but-laura-kenny-reign-as-omnium-champion-over/">Tokyo Olympics: Jason Kenny wins seventh gold but Laura Kenny reign as omnium champion over</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/sports">Patabook Sports</a>.</p>
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