Nagoya (Japan), Sept. 29 -- China struck gold in both the women's and men's team sprint events as track cycling got underway at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with records falling throughout the day at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture.
China defended the women's team sprint by clocking 45.370 seconds in the final, a new Asian record. Malaysia took silver in 48.566, while Chinese Taipei secured bronze.
"We performed at a level that could challenge for Olympic gold. Of course, we know that we still have to work harder to win world and Olympic titles," said Chinese rider Wang Lijuan.
Wang added that the Asian Games victory had given the team a major boost in morale and confidence ahead of the upcoming World Championships i...