Cycling: The German women's four won gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo - with a new world record. In the previous rounds, Franziska Brausse, Mieke Kröger, Lisa Brennauer and Lisa Klein were faster than any previous women's four.
Women's four: Germany almost catches up with Great Britain
The time of the German women's four stopped after just 4:04,249 minutes. Franziska Brauße, Mieke Kröger, Lisa Brennauer and Lisa Klein almost caught up with their British competitors. world record! Gold! Already on Monday the four women set a new world record. This was then undercut by the British, before the Germans were even faster in the run against Italy with a 4:06:159. In the final, the balance of power was clear. The four gold girls are making history! Bronze goes to the USA, who won the small final against Canada.
Men: Team sprinters & track four with no chance of a medal
The men in the team sprint and in the four lanes have no chance of winning a medal. Timo Bichler, Stefan Bötticher and Maximilian Levy lost to Great Britain in the intermediate round and are only up for 5th place. Theo Reinhardt, Leon Rohde, Felix Groß and Domenic Weinstein were significantly slower than Canada. She is now up for seventh place. The new favorites for the gold medal could be the Italians around Filippo Ganna, who set a new world record. The Danes were on their way to undercut him, but then collided with the British, who had been left behind, and fell in places. Nevertheless, they are allowed to compete against the Italians in the final - and want their world record back!