Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Sprint - Qualification - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 4, 2021. Yudai Nitta of Japan in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
IZU, Japan (Reuters) - When coach Frenchman Benoit Vetu began working for the Japanese Cycling Federation five years ago his brief was simple -- deliver a medal in keirin at the Tokyo Olympics.
That ambition edged closer to reality on Saturday when Japanese riders Yudai Nitta and Yuta Wakimoto both won their heats to move into the quarter-finals.
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