Finucane creates Games history with fourth gold

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Welsh star Emma Finucane creates history by becoming the first sprint cyclist to win four track gold medals at the same Commonwealth Games.

Welsh prima Emma Finucane has created past by becoming the archetypal sprint cyclist to triumph 4 way golden medals astatine the aforesaid Commonwealth Games.

Finucane added keirin occurrence to the golds she had already won successful the squad and idiosyncratic sprints and 1,000m clip trial.

Olympic champion Ellesse Andrews finished 2nd erstwhile defending her Commonwealth keirin title.

In Birmingham successful 2022, New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate won 4 golden medals with 3 connected the way and 1 successful the roadworthy race.

Finucane has achieved her quartet of successes successful 4 successive days successful the Chris Hoy Velodrome successful Glasgow.

Australian fable Anna Meares and New Zealander Andrews had antecedently won 3 way titles successful 2010 and 2022 respectively.

The 23-year-old has besides go the archetypal Welsh pistillate to cod 4 golds astatine a azygous Commonwealth Games.

Finucane is besides Wales' astir palmy pistillate jock successful Games past aft overtaking Para-sprinter Olivia Breen, who held the grounds for 2 days.

Weightlifter David Morgan remains Wales' astir palmy Commonwealth Games jock with 9 golds and 3 silver.

Finucane won Wales' 31st medal of the Games with 9 gold, 10 metallic and 12 bronze.