China beat Russia to 2016 Olympic women's team sprint title

China make up for disappointment of 2012 Games with victory in the women's team sprint in Rio

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The Chinese duo of Jinjie Gong and Tianshi Zhong beat the Russian pair of Daria Shmeleva and Anastasiia Voinova to take the gold medal in the women's team sprint at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Friday.

China had set a new world record in the first round, and convincingly beat Russia to take the Olympic title, with Russia coming away with silver. It made up for the disappointment for China in London 2012 when they were relegated in the final and missed out on gold, which went to Germany.

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.