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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jeremy Whittle at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

GB claim 1,000th Olympic medal but Hayter’s slip hands Australia gold

Ethan Hayter (top) slips off his saddle on the last lap
Ethan Hayter (top) slipped off his saddle on the last lap – ‘I just really gave too much.’ Photograph: David Davies/PA

Great Britain’s track cyclists secured Team GB’s 1,000th Olympic medal in sporting competi­tion as Australia held on to a hair’s-breadth advantage to win gold in the men’s team pursuit.

In a final that was almost too close to call, Ethan Hayter, Dan Bigham, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon had to settle for silver after Hayter slipped off his saddle on the last lap.

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