Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Women's Madison - Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 6, 2021. Laura Kenny of Britain and Katie Archibald of Britain celebrate winning gold. REUTERS/Matthew Childs
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Track supremo Laura Kenny had warned against counting her out after a rare taste of defeat earlier this week and she proved as good as her word to become the most decorated female Olympic cyclist in history on Friday.
Shrugging off Britain's shock loss by Germany in their usually dominant team pursuit, the 29-year-old joined trusty team mate Katie Archibald to destroy the field in the first women's madison event held at an Olympics.
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