Kenny won three team sprint golds at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, and took silver in that event at Tokyo 2020. When I got to the final I was pretty well rehearsed.'

I think because I ran every race like it was a final. 'I have been racing every race like it is my last, just trying to survive really. 'The first half a lap I was wondering if it was enough and then I thought, 'it is now or never so I will go for it'. 'Before today I had all but given up, I was counting my career in days and races as opposed to years, but maybe I have bought myself more time now. I couldn't believe it when I crossed the line,' Kenny added. 'I couldn't believe no-one came past, I felt like I was standing still at the end, I was hacking away into the final corner, but just kept telling myself it is a medal. But the 33-year-old was at his dominant best with a silver in the team sprint and that astonishing gold in the keirin. This is Kenny's fourth Olympic Games, and he said in the build up to Tokyo 2020 he was unsure how he would fare. 'Then when you try and get more, you remember how hard it is.'

'Seven gold medals is really special, when you look back on the ones you have already got it seems pretty easy,' Kenny said.

As he hammered away at the front, the chasing pack's attempt to haul him back were in vain as Kenny underlined his dominance in the event. Kenny was aggressive in the keirin, leaping out ahead of the pack for the final three laps of the race to surprise his rivals. The ninth was a phenomenal effort, as he defended his keirin title in Japan. His triumph in the velodrome saw him overtake the great Sir Chris Hoy's tally of six Olympic golds, and Sir Bradley Wiggins' eight medals. Kenny now has a remarkable nine Olympics medals to his name, having won seven golds and two silvers. Jason Kenny won a spectacular gold in the men's keirin at Tokyo 2020 on Sunday to cement his spot as Great Britain's most successful Olympian of all time.

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