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Kenny wins keirin for seventh gold medal

Nine riders went down in a spectacular pile up during the Olympic women's omnium scratch race. (AAP)

British star Jason Kenny has won a record seventh Olympic track cycling gold medal with an astonishing ride in the men's keirin final.

The four-time Olympian achieved the feat two days after his wife Laura became the first woman to win five gold medals in the sport.

As the derny pulled off with three laps left in Sunday's final at Izu Velodrome, Kenny was the lead rider and Australian Matthew Glaetzer was second in the six-rider paceline.

But as Glaetzer kept watch for attacks behind him and no-one came through, the gap to Kenny grew too large and the British ace pounced.

He launched a blistering long-range attack and finished well clear, with Australian-coached Malaysian Aziz Awang outsprinting Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen for silver.

Glaetzer finished fifth and remains without a medal after three Olympics.

It was a gutsy effort from Glaetzer, who pulled out of the sprint because he was unwell, following Australia's fourth in the team sprint.

Glaetzer said the team sprint "completely broke me".

He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in late 2019 and missed the world championships early in 2020 because of a calf muscle injury.

Compatriot Matthew Richardson was eliminated when he finished second-last in his quarter-final heat earlier on Sunday.

Australian Annette Edmondson was well-placed initially in the omnium after a mass pileup took out Laura Kenny.

But after Edmondson finished third in the opening scratch race, she lost a lap in the tempo event.

Edmondson then had a disastrous elimination race when she was the second rider to be caught at the rear of the field.

It left the Australian 11th overall with the points race to decide the medals.

Nine riders went down in the mass crash as they fought for position near the end of the 10km scratch race.

A trackside official was stretchered off Izu Velodrome after he was knocked over by one of the riders in the pileup.

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