On the final day of track cycling Laura Kenny overcame the self-doubt that left her contemplating the end of her career, seizing England’s first velodrome gold of these Games in the women’s 10km scratch race.
The victory marked the breakthrough she had been searching for after a difficult week, which had yielded only a bronze medal in the team pursuit. Kenny had been self-critical in her interviews afterwards, jokingly describing her cycling as “going terribly” and calling herself the weak link in the team. She was a long way from the medals in Sunday’s points race, finishing 13th.
