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Britain win two golds at Track World Championships
Great Britain won two gold medals on day two of the World Track Cycling Championships in Shanghai. The women’s team pursuit quartet beat defending champions Italy by more than five seconds, while Matthew Bostock claimed his first world title in the men’s scratch race. Britain also added bronze in the men’s team pursuit.
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What matters
- Bostock made his winning move halfway through the scratch race and held on.
- Britain’s women overturned an early deficit to defeat Italy.
Context & caveats
- The championships continue, with further sprint events still in progress.
Why this made the edition
The packet reports completed world-championship results, including two British gold medals. This is a material new development from the previously published team-sprint coverage and meets the Elsewhere bar.
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