Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Women's Sprint - Qualification - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 6, 2021. Lea Sophie Friedrich of Germany in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - German rider Lea Friedrich broke the Olympic record in the qualifying rides for the women's individual sprint competition at the Izu Velodrome on Friday.
A total of 17 riders finished inside the previous Olympic mark for the 200m flying start of 10.721, set by Britain's Rebecca James in 2016, but it was Friedrich who finished at the top by stopping the clock at 10.310.
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