Last update on. From the section OlympicsTokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates: 23 Jul-8 Aug Time in Tokyo: BST+8. Listen live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.Great Britain made progress in the men's and women's team pursuits as track cycling began at Tokyo 2020.Josie Knight, Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker finished second behind Germany who set a new record.Their time of 4:07.307 was nearly three seconds faster than the previous record set by GB in Rio 2016 when they won Olympic Gold.Team GB's men came in fourth place in men's qualifying, with 3:47.507.This was Britain's fastest ever team pursuit time, but Ed Clancy and Ollie Wood, Ethan Hayter, and Ethan Vernon had to wait nervously to see if they would be able to continue in contention for the gold-medal race. Australia allowed a rerun after a crash.Alex Porter fell off his handlebars, sending him flying headfirst onto the track during their first qualifying attempt.They were allowed to try again, but they had to wait until the end of the women's team sprint finals, won by China.The Australians were fifth fastest, so Great Britain - Olympic champions in the last three Games- will be taking on Denmark, world record holders for the gold medal.Denmark was the fastest qualifier and set an Olympic record of 3:45.014.The two-time defending Olympic champions, the GB women, will be facing the United States in Tuesday's next round for a spot in the gold medal final.Archibald stated that they are happy with the results and not the time. "We believed we would be on the longer side of what the Germans did, but we found out that we weren't in the last kilometre."Knight made her Olympic debut and said: "It was incredibly nerve-wracking - I'm along with three defending Olympic champions. Although we had a great ride, I believe we have more to the tank.
