Katie Archibald Wins Silver at World Track Cycling Championships in Chile

Katie Archibald won a silver medal in the women's elimination race at the Track World Championships in Santiago, Chile, marking her first individual world championship medal since 2021 and her 16th world medal overall. The elimination race faced multiple restarts due to crashes, but Archibald managed to reach the final four and secured silver after a final sprint against Ireland's Lara Gillespie, who took gold as Ireland's first female winner at the event. Defending sprint world champion Emma Finucane was relegated in the quarter-finals for a lane infringement, ending her bid for a third consecutive title. Britain's women's team pursuit squad, with a slight lineup change, secured bronze after losing to Germany in the first round. British male sprinters Matt Richardson and Harry Ledingham-Horn were eliminated early in the keirin, while Dutch rider Harrie Lavreysen extended his world title record to 18. Archibald, focusing now on Madison and elimination races rather than team pursuit, expressed satisfaction with her performance despite feeling physically challenged in the final sprint.