Germany dethroned Britain's women as queens of the Olympic track team pursuit in sensational fashion with a third world record in two days giving ...
TOKYO: Germany dethroned Britain's women as queens of the Olympic track team pursuit in sensational fashion with a third world record in two days giving them an emphatic victory on Tuesday .
Britain's world record had endured until Monday when Germany obliterated it in the qualifying rounds. Minutes later, Germany raised the bar again as they crushed Italy in their heat in 4:06.159 - setting up what looked set to be a sizzling showdown on the Izu boards.But almost from the first lap of the final, Germany's fearsome foursome began to build an advantage and never relented as they steamed around the oval in perfect unison.
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