August 04, 2019 (Lima, Peru) – Kelsey Mitchell won Canada’s first gold in cycling at the 2019 Pan Am Games in the Women’s Flying 200m Sprint as the track competitions came to an end on Sunday.

The previous day Mitchell set a new Pan Am Games record in the Flying 200m qualifications and went on to win every match including the final for gold. Mitchell also won silver in the Team Sprint with Amelia Walsh and finished fifth in the Keirin, making her debut at her first major Games a superb success.

Team Canada concluded the track cycling competitions with one gold and three silver medals.

Results

Women’s Sprint

Semi Finals

Heat 1
1. Kelsey Mitchell (Canada) 11.526, 11.33
2. Jessica Salazar Valles (Mexico)

Heat 2
1. Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia) 11.457 12.197
2. Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez (Mexico) 11.426

Winners race for Gold and Silver medals
The losers race for the bronze

Final for Gold
1. Kelsey Mitchell (Canada) 11.415, 11.449
2. Martha Bayona Pineda (Colombia)

Final for Bronze
3. Luz Daniela Gaxiola Gonzalez (Mexico) 11.413, 11.646
4. Jessica Salazar Valles (Mexico)