Of all the many British success stories in Rio, there are few that have amassed the emotional content of the double-silver narrative of Becky James. She was edged out in two straight races in the women’s sprint final yesterday; two years ago, though, she would never have believed she would even be here. She was not the only British story in the sprints last night, though. In another demonstration of British dominance in the velodrome, GB also won bronze. Katy Marchant, a 23-year-old former heptathlete from Manchester, has only been in the GB system for three years and came to…

Source: The Times August 16, 2016 23:08 UTC