Olympics | Lavreysen, Richardson on fire to set up men's cycling sprint final at Olympic velodrome

PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands will defend his Olympic title against Matthew Richardson of Australia in the final of the men's sprint cycling race after both won their best-of-three semifinal heats 2-0.

The reigning world and Olympic champion, who also set a new world record for 200 meters in qualifying, was simply too fast for Jack Carlin of Great Britain in his first heat, despit