Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell won a bronze medal in womenB次元官网网址檚 sprint Friday at the world track cycling championship.
Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alta., edged Canadian teammate Lauriane Genest of Levis, Que., in the head-to-head duel for third place at the Stab Velodrome.
Emma Hinze defeated German teammate Lea Sophie Friedrich for gold.
MitchellB次元官网网址檚 medal was CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first in the world championship.
Last August, she produced CanadaB次元官网网址檚 24th medal and seventh gold of TokyoB次元官网网址檚 Summer Olympics.
The 27-year-old is also the reigning Pan American Games champion in womenB次元官网网址檚 sprint.
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