New Zealand second and Australia third to kick off track cycling in Rio
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Philip Hindes - Great Britain's men's sprint team
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The Netherlands' Theo Bos, Matthijs Buchli and Jeffrey Hoogland compete in the men's Team Sprint qualifying
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Australia's Patrick Constable and Australia's Matthew Glaetzer compete in the men's Team Sprint qualifying
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Cesar Marcano, Hersony Canelon and Angel Pulgar of Venezuela ride in the Men's Team Sprint
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Great Britain's men's sprint team - Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner
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Callum Skinner - Great Britain men's sprint team
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Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner - British men's team sprint
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Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner - Great Britain men's sprint team
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Callum Skinner - Great Britain men's sprint team
Track cycling kicked off at the Olympic Games on Thursday with Great Britain securing a new Olympic Record during the men's team sprint qualifying round. The team of Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner, set a time of 42.562 over the 750m (3 laps).
The runner-up team from New Zealand, with Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Edward Dawkins, finished 0.111 just behind the British team with a time of 42.673. And Australia, with sprinters Nathan Hart, Matthew Glaetzer and Patrick Constable, ended the opening qualifier in third place, 0.596 back with a time of 42.158.
The British team will face Venezuela in the first round of the men's team sprint later this afternoon.
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