Olympics-Cycling-Australia win men's team pursuit gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Track Cycling - Men's Team Pursuit, Finals - For Gold - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 07, 2024. Oliver Bleddyn of Australia, Sam Welsford of Australia, Conor Leahy of Australia and Kelland O'brien of Australia in action. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) - Australia won the Olympic track cycling men's team pursuit gold medal at the National Velodrome after beating Britain in a thrilling final on Wednesday.

Italy, champions in Tokyo, easily overcame Denmark to take the bronze medal.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)