PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- World champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands will compete against compatriot Jeffrey Hoogland, Matthew Richardson of Australia and Jack Carlin of Britain for the medal in the men's sprint after some tense quarterfinals at the Olympic velodrome on Thursday evening.
Lavreysen again showed why he is favorite, and the rider, who set a new world record on Wednesday, rode into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Mateusz Rudyk of Poland, and looked as if he could go faster.
Richardson, who has a bronze at Paris 2024 from the men's team sprint, also looked as if he had more in the tank, as he won his quarterfinal heat 2-0 against Yuta Obara of Japan.
Hoogland lost his opening race against British rider Hamish Turnbull, but the Dutchman then took the quarterfinal to a third race for a 2-1 victory.
Tokyo 2020 Bronze medalist Jack Carlin had a lifeline after losing his first heat against Japan's Kaiya Ota.
Carlin then came off worse in a physical second race which saw Ota overtake him in the closing meters, but was given a lifeline when Ota was disqualified for a dangerous move.
The British rider then booked his place in the semifinals with victory in the third ride. ■
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