IZU : American Jennifer Valente recovered from a late crash to land gold for the United States in the women's omnium as a memorable week of track racing concluded at the Izu Velodrome on Sunday.
But after dusting herself she rejoined the race and stayed out of trouble to take the title with 124 points. Dutch veteran Kirsten Wild, 38, ended with a bronze medal, her first ever Olympic podium despite being an eight-time track world champion.
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