Former sprinter Kian Emadi joins GB endurance team for Hong Kong World Cup

Former sprint specialist Kian Emadi replaces ill Matt Gibson in the GB men's endurance squad

Kian Emadi, Track World Championships 2013, day one

Former track sprinter Kian Emadi has replaced Matt Gibson in Great Britain's endurance line-up for the final round of the 2015/16 UCI Track World Cup in Hong Kong (January 16-17). Gibson has withdrawn due to illness.

Emadi, a former kilometre time trial and team sprint national champion, will join Mark Cavendish, Chris Latham, Ollie Wood and Germain Burton in the men's endurance line-up, and will take part in the team pursuit.

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Nigel Wynn