Braspennincx comes back from heart attack to win keirin gold

·2021-08-06 05:04

SHIZUOKA: Sanne Braspennincx (pix) won Olympic gold for the Netherlands in the women’s keirin on Thursday, six years after a heart attack almost ended her career.

Braspennincx edged out New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews by 0.061sec to win an enthralling final at the Izu Velodrome, with Canada’s Lauriane Genest taking bronze.