Terpe
3rd August 2012, 19:20
Team GB shattered their own world record as they defended the men's Olympic pursuit title to win Britain's second gold medal of Friday.
The quartet of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh clocked three minutes 51.659 seconds to knock nearly a second off the world record they set in qualifying.
Australia finished with silver, nearly three seconds behind Team GB.
New Zealand took the bronze medal, beating Russia by over two seconds.
Great Britain now have seven golds in total after Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins powered to victory in the women's double sculls at Eton Dorney earlier on Friday.
Read more here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652)
The quartet of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh clocked three minutes 51.659 seconds to knock nearly a second off the world record they set in qualifying.
Australia finished with silver, nearly three seconds behind Team GB.
New Zealand took the bronze medal, beating Russia by over two seconds.
Great Britain now have seven golds in total after Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins powered to victory in the women's double sculls at Eton Dorney earlier on Friday.
Read more here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652)