The team pursuit competition begins with qualifying Thursday. So even if Hoskins is unable to go during qualifying, the Australian team should still be at the start line. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Australian cyclist Melissa Hoskins was released from the hospital hours after a terrifying crash in training Monday, and she still hopes to compete in the team pursuit competition later this week. The Australian team has been practicing on a similar track in Los Angeles, and arrived in Rio confident their pursuit squad could challenge the favored Americans and British for gold. "As a team, they were on the best training form since they won the world title in 2015," Tabotta said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 08, 2016 20:44 UTC