Olympics-Cycling-Unstoppable Lavreysen wins sprint gold for Netherlands


Paris 2024 Olympics - Track Cycling - Men's Sprint, Finals - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 09, 2024. Harrie Lavreysen of Netherlands celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) -Dominant Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen retained his Olympic track cycling sprint title as he fought off Australia's Matthew Richardson in the final at the National Velodrome on Friday.

Lavreysen was pushed hard in the best-of-three final but the result appeared inevitable as he underlined why he is regarded as almost unbeatable in the power events.

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