Britain wins sprint cycling golds

Britain took gold in both and men's and women's sprints on the final day of Olympic track cycling Tuesday, while Argentina won the madison. It was a third gold medal for Scotsman Chris Hoy, who beat his compatriot Jason Kenny in the final of the men's sprint. Mickael Bourgain of France took the bronze. In the women's race, Victoria Pendleton easily defeated Anna Meares of Australia, the Athens bronze medalist. It was an expected victory, but still a victory of sorts for Meares. The gold medalist in the now-defunct 500-meter time-trial in Athens, has made a remarkable comeback from devastating injury. A crash in the keirin at a World Cup event in Los Angeles in January left Meares in a wheelchair with a fractured neck vertebra and a dislocated shoulder. She missed the world championships and had an agonizing wait to see if she... [read full story]