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Olympics-Cycling-Seventh heaven for keirin king Kenny

By Martyn Herman
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Gold Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Jason Kenny of Britain celebrates with a British flag after taking gold in the race. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Jason Kenny became Britain's greatest Olympian as he powered to victory in the men's keirin on Sunday to claim the seventh gold medal of his incredible career.

The 33-year-old arrived in Tokyo tied on six golds with former track cycling team mate Chris Hoy.

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