hanju Bao and Tianshi Zhong of Team China en route to Olympic gold.(Image credit: Getty Images)
Tianshi Zhong (China) brought home gold ahead of the German pairing.(Image credit: Getty)
Emma Hinze (Germany) had to settle for silver.(Image credit: Getty)
Shanju Bao and Tianshi Zhong claimed gold for China in the women's team sprint.(Image credit: Getty)
China's Shanju Bao and Tianshi Zhong top the podium ahead of Germany's Emma Hinze and Lea Sophie Friedrich and the Team ROC duo of Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova(Image credit: Getty)
China took gold in the women's team sprint.(Image credit: Getty)
Shanne Braspennincx and Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands were beaten to bronze by the Russian Olympic Committee duo.(Image credit: Getty)
China took gold ahead of Germany in the women's team sprint.(Image credit: Getty)
Tianshi Zhong celebrates China's gold in the women's team sprint.(Image credit: Getty)
China won the first gold medal on the track at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, beating Germany in the women’s Team Sprint final.
The Chinese pair of Shanju Bao and Tianshi Zhong set a new world record of 31.804 in qualifying and then set a winning time of 31.895 in the ride-off for gold. German pair Emma Hinze and Sophie Friedrich were close, just 0.085 slower in a time of 31.980 to take the silver medal.
The Russian Olympic Committee team (ROC) won the bronze medal beating the Netherlands in the ride-off, going faster in their third ride of the day after qualifying fourth. They set 32.252 with the Netherlands setting 32.504.
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"It feels very good because for the last few years I've been feeling very, very bad, and I've had a lot of problems. Everything has been a problem so for me, it's amazing," Tianshi Zhong said, referring to her recent knee problems.
"The time is amazing. Going into the final we thought, 'Just do it'. Don't think, just do it. Don't think of the result."
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Women's Team Sprint qualifying
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Germany
0:00:32.102
Row 1 - Cell 0
Lea Sophie Friedrich
Row 2 - Cell 0
Emma Hinze
2
People's Republic of China
0:00:32.135
Row 4 - Cell 0
Shanju Bao
Row 5 - Cell 0
Tianshi Zhong
3
Netherlands
0:00:32.465
Row 7 - Cell 0
Laurine van Riessen
Row 8 - Cell 0
Shanne Braspennincx
4
Russian Olympic
0:00:32.476
Row 10 - Cell 0
Daria Shmeleva
Row 11 - Cell 0
Anastasiia Voinova
5
Mexico
0:00:33.097
Row 13 - Cell 0
Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez
Row 14 - Cell 0
Yuli Verdugo Osuna
6
Poland
0:00:33.244
Row 16 - Cell 0
Marlena Karwacka
Row 17 - Cell 0
Urszula Los
7
Lithuania
0:00:33.276
Row 19 - Cell 0
Migle Marozaite
Row 20 - Cell 0
Simona Krupeckaite
8
Ukraine
0:00:33.542
Row 22 - Cell 0
Liubov Basova
Row 23 - Cell 0
Olena Starikova
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Women's Team Sprint Round 1 - Heat 1
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Russian Olympic
0:00:32.249
Row 1 - Cell 0
Daria Shmeleva
Row 2 - Cell 0
Anastasiia Voinova
2
Mexico
0:00:32.701
Row 4 - Cell 0
Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez
Row 5 - Cell 0
Yuli Verdugo Osuna
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Women's Team Sprint Round 1 - Heat 2
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Netherlands
0:00:32.308
Row 1 - Cell 0
Shanne Braspennincx
Row 2 - Cell 0
Laurine van Riessen
2
Poland
0:00:33.022
Row 4 - Cell 0
Marlena Karwacka
Row 5 - Cell 0
Urszula Los
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Women's Team Sprint Round 1 - Heat 3
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
People's Republic of China
0:00:31.804
Row 1 - Cell 0
Shanju Bao
Row 2 - Cell 0
Tianshi Zhong
2
Lithuania
0:00:32.827
Row 4 - Cell 0
Simona Krupeckaite
Row 5 - Cell 0
Migle Marozaite
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Women's Team Sprint Round 1 - Heat 4
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Germany
0:00:31.905
Row 1 - Cell 0
Lea Sophie Friedrich
Row 2 - Cell 0
Emma Hinze
2
Ukraine
0:00:33.285
Row 4 - Cell 0
Liubov Basova
Row 5 - Cell 0
Olena Starikova
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Women's Team Sprint Final
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
People's Republic of China
0:00:31.895
Row 1 - Cell 0
Shanju Bao
Row 2 - Cell 0
Tianshi Zhong
2
Germany
0:00:31.980
Row 4 - Cell 0
Lea Sophie Friedrich
Row 5 - Cell 0
Emma Hinze
3
Russian Olympic
0:00:32.252
Row 7 - Cell 0
Daria Shmeleva
Row 8 - Cell 0
Anastasiia Voinova
4
Netherlands
0:00:32.504
Row 10 - Cell 0
Shanne Braspennincx
Row 11 - Cell 0
Laurine van Riessen
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