SCOTS cyclists Katie Archibald and Neah Evans won silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics this morning as Team GB came second in the women’s team pursuit final.
Meanwhile, Paisley-born Jack Carlin won silver in the team sprint. Scottish athletes on Team GB have now secured nine medals at the games.
Nearly half of those were from swimmer Duncan Scott, who now holds the British record for most medals won at a single Olympic Games.
Germany beat Team GB in the women’s team pursuit on the track this morning, setting a new world record time.
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Both teams had broken the world record in the first round early today, with Team GB setting a time of 4:06.748 before Germany responded with 4:06.166.
Celebrations for that record had been cut short when Archibald (below) crashed into Evans after the finish.
Aberdeenshire-based Evans was pleased with the silver, commenting: “It’s really special. Obviously we were defending champions and there are huge expectations because we do have such a good reputation, but there are so many strong nations.
“We came out fighting but it wasn’t to be this time.”
Mike Whittingham, the director of High Performance at sportscotland, said: “Over the years Scottish cyclists have played a central role in what has been an unbelievable era for the sport at major international events and it is great to see that continue at the Olympic Games.
“Huge congratulations to Katie, Neah and the rest of the women’s pursuit team as well as everyone at both Scottish and British Cycling. They have delivered when it matters most.”
Chair of sportscotland, Mel Young, added: “Jack [above] has once again delivered on the world stage, adding a silver to his growing collection of medals.
"He is rightly regarded as one of the world’s leading track cyclists as he has shown out in Tokyo. A massive well done to Jack and the team and everyone who has supported him including the teams at Scottish and British Cycling.”
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