The British team of Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand nearly had its mark wiped out moments later. You get to win it with your mates," said Kenny, who will try to defend his individual sprint title later in the track cycling program. The British team will face Canada in the other semifinal. Britain set a time of 42.440 seconds, lowering the Olympic record that the Kiwis set in the previous round of competition. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " It doesn't matter who lines up with Jason Kenny in the team sprint at the Olympics.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 22:06 UTC