Commonwealth Games 2022 track cycling: day one round up

A record equalling win, medals shared between the biggest nations and medal controversy

Neil Fachie wins his fifth Comonwealth Games gold medal
(Image credit: Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)

Six gold medals were won on the first day of track cycling action at the Commonwealth Games 2022 with Australia, New Zealand and Scotland sharing the spoils at the Lea Valley Velopark Velodrome in London.

Australia heads the gold medal tally with three first places - in the men's team sprint, women's team pursuit and women's tandem B sprint. New Zealand's riders took two golds, in the men's 4000m team pursuit and women's team sprint.

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