British riders Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner set the first and second fastest times in the men's sprint qualifying round at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Friday.
First Skinner broke the Olympic record with a time of 9.703, before last man off, world champion Jason Kenny obliterated the field and set a new Olympic mark of 9.551 seconds.
Callum Skinner (GBR) sets a new Olympic Record in the qualifier for the 2016 Olympic track sprint – only to see it broken minutes later by compatriot Jason Kenny
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Both riders are on a roll, having been part of GB's gold-medal-winning team sprint line-up along with Philip Hindes. The trio set a new Olympic record in that discipline on Thursday.
Matthew Glaetzer (Australia) qualified third fastest, with Denis Dmitriev (Russia) in fourth.
The top 18 riders out of the 27 starters will now progress to the 1/16 finals, which take place later on Friday night. Further rounds take place on Saturday, and the finals will take place on Sunday.
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