IZU (AFP, REUTERS) - British cyclist Laura Kenny won her fifth Olympic gold medal on Friday (Aug 6), powering to victory alongside Katie Archibald in the first women's madison at a Games.

Kenny and Archibald, now a two-time Olympic champion, won 10 of the 12 sprints to finish on 78 points, 43 clear of Denmark's Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth, who took silver with 35 points.