UK men's team wins gold, setting world record in track cycling event

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IANS Rio de Janeiro
Last Updated : Aug 14 2016 | 4:02 PM IST

The British men's team took gold in track cycling event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new world record time.

Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Steve Burke finished in 3 minutes and 50.26 seconds.

This beats the previous world record that the British set earlier on Friday in Round 1 (3 minutes and 50.57 seconds).

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