Olympics | Netherlands' Lavreysen favorite for men's cycling sprint gold after quarterfinals

PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- World champion Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands will compete against compatriot Jeffrey Hoogland, Matthew Richardson of Australia and Jack Carlin of Britain for the medal in the men's sprint after some tense quarterfinals at the Olympic velodrome on Thursday evening.

Lavreysen again showed why he is favorite, and the rider, who set a new world record on Wednesday, rode into the semif