Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner move through to next round of Rio track sprint
Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner ease through their 1/16 final matches to move through to the 1/8 finals in the sprint


British riders Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner eased through to the next round of the men's sprint in the Rio 2016 Olympic velodrome on Friday.
World champion Kenny had set a new Olympic record in qualifying fastest, breaking the record set by Skinner only shortly beforehand.
Skinner got the better of Australian Patrick COnstable in his heat, with Kenny beating German Maximilian Levy. Levy had gained a place in the Games after Germany put him on the start list for the road race.
Kenny and Skinner will be back in action for the 1/8 finals and semi-finals on Saturday, with the finals taking place on Sunday.
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Result
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, men's sprint 1/16 finals
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Winners advance to 1/8 finals; Losers race 1/16 repechage
Heat 1
1. Jason Kenny (GBR) 10.245
2. Maximilian Levy (GER) +0.066
Heat 2
1. Callum Skinner (GBR) 10.254
2. Patrick Constable (AUS) +0.071
Heat 3
1. Matthew Glaetzer (AUS) 10.299
2. Fabian Hernando Puerta Zapata (COL) +0.058
Heat 4
1. Denis Dmitriev (RUS) 10.141
2. Rafal Sarnecki (POL) +0.036
Heat 5
1. Gregory Bauge (FRA) 10.214
2. Pavel Keleman (CZE) +0.050
Heat 6
1. Chao Xu (CHN) 10.373
2. Nijsane Phillip (TTO) +0.145
Heat 7
1. Joachim Eilers (GER) 10.428
2. Damian Zielinski (POL) +0.041
Heat 8
1. Jeffrey Hoogland (NED) 10.181
2. Francois Pervis (FRA) +0.052
Heat 9
1. Sam Webster (NZL) 10.159
2. Edward Dawkins (NZL) +0.150
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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