GB Team Sprinters: 'We surprised ourselves with gold'

Great Britain trio set their second Olympic Record of the night to beat New Zealand in the final and take the gold medal

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Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner took the first track gold of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and twice set a new Olympic Record on the way to victory.

Despite being defending champions, the British trio were seen as outsiders for the event after lacklustre performances since London 2012.

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