SHANGHAI — Britain's Anna Morris completed a historic hat-trick of gold medals at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai as she won the women's madison on Saturday alongside Erin Boothman with 40 points, finishing ahead of France in second and Japan in third.
Wales' Morris, 31, partnered 19-year-old Boothman, from Scotland, to secure her third title of the week after winning the women's omnium on Friday and the team pursuit on Thursday alongside Boothman, Josie Knight and Millie Couzens. Morris, a seven-time world champion, is the first woman to win all three events — team pursuit, omnium and madison — in a single championships since the introduction of the women's madison in 2017. "I am quite speechless. It is going to take a while to sink in and reflect on it," Morris said. "It has been a busy few days so now I have got time to let that soak in and enjoy it."
England's Couzens, 22, claimed Britain's other gold medal on Saturday in an all-British women's individual pursuit final, beating 29-year-old Josie Knight to gold by half a second. Couzens led from the first lap and clocked four minutes 21.505 seconds for her second gold of the championships. "It is amazing, I am still a bit in shock to be honest. I had zero expectations going in," Couzens said.
The double success on Saturday lifted Britain to the top of the medals table with a total of six golds in Shanghai.
Morris and Boothman's madison triumph builds on Great Britain's double gold at the Track Worlds in Shanghai earlier in the week, underlining Britain's dominance on the track.