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The Latest: Britain tops US for gold in women's team pursuit

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local)

5:35 p.m.

MEDAL ALERT: Britain beat the world champion United States in the finals of the women's team pursuit at the Rio Olympics, the exact same result from four years ago at the London Games.

The team of Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand finishing in 4 minutes, 10.236 seconds, breaking its own world record of 4:12.152 set in the previous round.

The U.S. team of Sarah Hammer, Kelly Catlin, Chloe Dygert and Sarah Hammer finished in 4:12.