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Emma Finucane wins keirin bronze to complete World Championships medal set
Welsh cyclist Emma Finucane won keirin bronze at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai on Sunday.
The 23-year-old finished just 14 thousandths of a second behind neutral athlete Alina Lysenko, who won gold, while Germany’s Lea Friedrich took silver.
Finucane had already won silver in the team and individual sprints earlier in the week.
This was the first World Championships where she medalled in all three events.
She missed out on gold in each race, but said the week had given her confidence and that she was proud of her results.
Great Britain topped the medal table with 12 medals, including six golds, according to one account.
Finucane said her focus is now on retaining the team sprint title at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Emma Finucane won bronze in the keirin at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai.
The 23-year-old also won silver medals in the team sprint and individual sprint.
Her keirin bronze completed her first World Championships medal set across all three events.
She finished 14 thousandths of a second behind the gold-medal position.
Great Britain topped the medal table with 12 medals, including six golds.
- Who
- Emma Finucane, a 23-year-old Welsh cyclist.
- What
- She won bronze in the keirin and silver in the team and individual sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships.
- When
- Sunday, 18 October 2026, for the keirin final; the other medals came earlier in the week.
- Where
- Shanghai, China.
- Why
- Not stated
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Finucane won silver in the team sprint and individual sprint.
Finucane won bronze in the keirin, finishing 14 thousandths of a second behind the gold-medal position.
Great Britain topped the championships medal table with 12 medals, including six golds.
- Keirin
- Bronze
- Team sprint
- Silver
- Individual sprint
- Silver
- Keirin margin
- 14 thousandths of a second behind the gold-medal position
- Great Britain medal total
- 12, including six golds
- Championship venue
- Shanghai, China
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What people are saying
I gave it everything I could out there.
I'm actually really proud. I am frustrated not to be on the top step but I'll come back fighting.
I really, really want that gold!