Emma Finucane takes bronze in keirin at Track Cycling World Championships
British cyclist Emma Finucane won a bronze medal in the keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai after finishing just behind the leaders.
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British cyclist Emma Finucane secured a bronze medal in the keirin event on Sunday at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, BBC News reported. The 23-year-old was overtaken on the home straight after leading into the final stretch. [1]
According to BBC News, Finucane finished only 14 thousandths of a second behind top spot. Neutral athlete Alina Lysenko won the race, while Lea Friedrich of Germany took second place ahead of the British rider. [1]
The bronze medal adds to two silver medals Finucane previously won at the tournament in both the individual sprint and the team sprint, BBC News reported. Chinese cyclists took the gold medals in both of those earlier sprint events. [1]
Following the race, Finucane stated that she will come back fighting for gold medals in future competitions, according to BBC News. [1]
In short
- Emma Finucane won bronze in the keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai.
- Finucane finished 14 thousandths of a second behind winner Alina Lysenko.
- The British cyclist also won two silver medals in the team sprint and individual sprint events.
Sources
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- [1]Finucane will 'come back fighting' after missing goldBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Paddy Finucane on Wikipedia
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