Sprinters bring US Pan Am medals to five

Two sprinters brought the USA's Pan American Games medal tally in cycling to five on Wednesday morning. Ben Barczewski and Andy Lakatosh, both of Pennsylvania, earned the silver and bronze medals respectively in the men's sprint competition.

In Monday's 200-meter qualification round, Lakatosh earned a fourth placed seed with his posted a time of 11.040 seconds, while Barczewski clocked an 11.250 for the tenth. In the 1/8 final, Barczewski took the win after Venezuelan Canelon Hersony was disqualified, while Lakatosh overtook Cuban Yusnier Alvarez to advance to the quarterfinals. Both advanced to the semifinals, which took place Tuesday.

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