Bolton's golden boy Jason Kenny storms to sprint gold
6:20pm Monday 6th August 2012 in News
Bolton's golden boy Jason Kenny storms to sprint gold
BOLTON golden boy Jason Kenny won a stunning Olympic gold in the men's sprint at the London 2012 velodrome, fully justifying his selection ahead of 2008 champion Sir Chris Hoy with his third Games gold.
The former Mount St Joseph pupil previous two Olympic gold medals came in the team sprint alongside Hoy, but now the 24-year-old from Bolton is an Olympic individual champion after a sensational 2-0 final victory over three-time world champion Gregory Bauge of France.
Kenny, from Farnworth, qualified quickest for the three-day competition on Saturday and outpaced Bauge in the first of their best-of-three contest.
Kenny then led out the Frenchman and just had too much speed for his opponent to send the velodrome into raptures.
It was Britain's fifth gold from seven medal events, with the potential for further success on tomorrow's final day of racing.
Australia's Shane Perkins claimed bronze with a 2-0 defeat of Trinidad's Njisane Nicholas Phillip.
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GARY PARKINSON
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6:35pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Andynew
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7:07pm Mon 6 Aug 12
boltslad
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10:47pm Mon 6 Aug 12
Got to be the double post box outside Bolton main post office painted gold surely for our double gold champion !!!!
wild one
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3:48am Tue 7 Aug 12
Wait till FAT MORRIS N CO come out of the woodwork...aint heard one word from bolton council......
christopher.pollard4@ntlworld.com
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6:13am Tue 7 Aug 12
fisherman1959
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1:15am Wed 8 Aug 12
wild one wrote:why would you put that? Just be glad for a BOLTON lad doing so well the council are not in the Olympics.
Great stuff KENNY BOY!!!!!!!!
Wait till FAT MORRIS N CO come out of the woodwork...aint heard one word from bolton council......
GARY PARKINSON says...
6:34pm Mon 6 Aug 12