Changing of the guard: Defending Olympic champions Italy pushed to team pursuit bronze medal final against Denmark

Australia set a new world record of 3:40.73 in the 4km team pursuit, while Great Britain defeated Denmark to advance to the gold medal final.

Denmark's Niklas Larsen acknowledged the difficulty of not improving from the previous day's performance, expressing disappointment.

Italy, the defending champions, faced strong competition from Great Britain with no significant lineup changes, expressing optimism for the bronze final.

Italian coach Marco Villa remained pragmatic, recognizing the effort put into preparations and congratulating Australia on their record-breaking performance.

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