Gold for Oldham cyclist in Tokyo

Thursday, 5 August 2021 11:02

Oldham's Matt Walls has won gold in the cycling omnium this morning.

It means he's been crowned Olympic champion at the first attempt, with Tokyo representing his debut at the Olympic Games.

The 23-year-old scooped Team GB's first cycling gold of the games.

He finished with 153 points, ahead of silver medalist Campbell Stewart of New Zealand with 129 and bronze medalist and defending champion Elia Viviani of Italy.

Walls won the scratch race, finished second in the elimination race and third in the tempo race to accrue enough points for the win.

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Gold for Oldham cyclist in Tokyo

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