Track World's: Nine medals decided on Day 1

The first day of competition of the Track Cycling World Championships in Los Angeles saw nine medals decided in three events: Men's team sprint, Men's points race, and Women's 500m TT. The gold medals were shared between three nations, as Great Britain claimed honours against The Netherlands in the team sprint, Ukraine's Volodymyr Rybin won the points races, and Belarusian Natallia Tsylinskaya beat defending champion Anna Meares (Australia) in the women's 500m TT.

Dutch score two medals

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