Laura Kenny’s Olympics ends with crash in Omnium but Briton heads home proud of Madison gold

Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny celebrate their Madison gold medal
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After winning gold in the inaugural women's Madison alongside Katie Archibald on Friday, Great Britain’s Laura Kenny was unable to defend her women's Omnium title won in Rio after a crash in the opening Scratch race marred her chances on the final day of racing in Izu velodrome.

Kenny was caught in a pile-up in the penultimate lap of the scratch race, putting her on the back foot from the start of the event she has dominated for years. 

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