Paris Olympics 2024: United States win women’s team pursuit gold
USA’s quartet of Jeacnnifer Valente, Lily Williams, Chloe Dygert and Faulkner clocked 4min 04.306secs to narrowly miss the world record
Published : Aug 07, 2024 23:23 IST , PARIS - 1 MIN READ
The United States team of Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams, Chloe and Kristen Faulkner celebrate after winning gold. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
The United States won the gold medal in the Olympic track cycling women’s team pursuit for the first time as they beat New Zealand in the final on Wednesday.
Britain defeated Italy to take the bronze medal.
For American Kristen Faulkner, it was her second gold medal of the Games after she won the women’s road race.
Faulkner and teammates Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams, and former road time trial world champion Chloe Dygert built up a healthy lead, and victory looked a formality.
They struggled to stay together in the final laps, however, and there were anxious moments as New Zealand closed the gap before the U.S. clinched victory in a time of 4:04.306 ahead of the Kiwis in 4:04.927.
There were emotional scenes at the finish as the Americans celebrated having been runners-up in 2012 and 2016 and third at the 2020 Games.