Italy win gold with record-breaking time in Men's Team Pursuit Cycling

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Italy won a gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit Cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday with a world-record time of 3:42.032.

The previous record had also been seized by Italy with 3:42.307 on Tuesday.

Denmark grabbed the silver with 3:42.198 and Australia bagged the bronze with overlap against New Zealand.

- New world record set in Women's Team Pursuit

Another world record was set in the Women's Team Pursuit by Germany on Tuesday.

The German team bagged the gold medal with 4:04.242, while the UK won silver with 4:10.607 time.

The last world record of 4:10.236, won by Britain at the Rio 2016 Olympics, was improved thrice by Germany in Tokyo 2020.

Team USA achieved a bronze medal with 4:08.04 at the event.