As a new Olympic cycle commences and with less than one year until the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Australian track cycling is celebrating a world-topping performance at the 2017 UCI Track World Championships in Hong Kong.

Australia finished the five-day Championships with eleven medals - three gold, five silver and three bronze across seven events - six more than Russia who was second on the nation's rankings with five. Our women pocketed six medals (two sprint and four endurance medals), while the men's grabbed five medals including both pursuit crowns and the points race title.

On the final day of competition on Sunday, Callum Scotson and Cameron Meyer added silver to the tally with a superb effort in the 200-lap war of attrition event, while Tasmania’s Amy Cure, 24, is celebrating  after becoming the first person in track cycling history to win a medal in six different world championship events.

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Photo by  Casey Gibson Cycling Australia

The 26-19 win followed a disappointing start to the day for Hong Kong, with a 40-0 loss to Fiji in game one coming before a 34-0 loss to Canada. 

“Scotland are a really good side, hopefully the win over Russia is a bit of a confidence booster fortomorrow,” Hong Kong coach Paul John said. 

Hong Kong played with composure in the win over Russia, at one stage leading 26-12 on the back of tries to Salom Yiu Kam-shing, Jamie Hood, Toby Fenn and Cado Lee Ka-to.

“I am pleased with the way the boys played and our attitude in the whole game was great,” John said.

 “The boys just showed what they can do. Sevens is such a fine line between winning and losing sometimes.

“When we put them in doubt because we had a good start and we scored a try, it’s a massive momentum swing. 

“Maintaining that momentum is huge and all you have got to do then is go back to doing what you’re good at, not doing something that you’re not good at.” 

John is enjoying his first chance at coaching Hong Kong on the HSBC World Sevens Series and hopes his players can continue to back themselves on day two.

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