Olympics-Cycling-Flying Dutchman Lavreysen wins gold in men's keirin

Paris 2024 Olympics - Track Cycling - Men's Keirin, Final for Gold - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 11, 2024. Harrie Lavreysen of Netherlands celebrate after winning gold. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) -Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen confirmed his status as the king of men's sprinting by winning the Olympic keirin on Sunday to complete a remarkable hat-trick at the National Velodrome.

Lavreysen flew around the final corner to beat Australia's Matthew Richardson, who took the silver.