Urgent: China claims Olympic cycling track women's team sprint gold

TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Fresh from setting a new world record, China won the cycling track women's team sprint gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Monday.

Chinese pair of Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi finished the race in 31.895 seconds, ahead of their German opponents Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze, who clocked 31.980 seconds.

Earlier on the day, China refreshed its own world record in 31