China beat Great Britain to women's team sprint gold

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 15:59 · Archive

China won the women's team sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, with Great Britain taking silver.

Great Britain's women's team sprint finished second to China at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai. The British trio of Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Rhianna Parris-Smith, which included two Paris Olympic champions, had qualified fastest but were beaten by just one-third of a second in the final.

Capewell competed in second position and experienced difficulties during the race. She said: "My saddle snapped halfway through my lap so it was quite difficult staying up and finishing off my turn! We still put out a good ride considering but there was a lot more in there."

This is the second world silver medal in a row for Great Britain's team sprint squad, following their second-place finish behind the Netherlands in Santiago last year. Capewell added that the team was fairly new and there was "a lot more to come", and that "at the start of Olympic qualifying a silver is not too bad".

How it is being reported

• Great Britain pipped to women’s team sprint world title by ChinaThe women’s sprint trio, including Olympic champions Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell, were narrowly edged out by ChinaIndependent Sport · 14 Oct, 15:40
• China beat GB to women's team sprint goldGreat Britain's women have to settle for silver after being beaten by China in the women's team sprint final at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai.BBC Sport · 14 Oct, 13:16

In this story: Great Britain · China · Emma Finucane · Sophie Capewell · Rhianna Parris-Smith · Shanghai

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