'Superstar' Finucane thriving under the pressure of attempt to make history
Evening Standard|August 08, 2024
NOW comes the tricky part: the keirin. It is, says Emma Finucane, her favourite discipline, one devoid of the aching nerves she feels in the pit of her stomach on the start line for the team and individual sprint.
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'Superstar' Finucane thriving under the pressure of attempt to make history

In the former, she already has Olympic gold; in the latter, she is the favourite on the final day of the Games.

The big question mark remains the keirin itself, a race as much about tactical acumen and experience as the pure power and speed that are a prerequisite.

At just 21, she has not yet had time to master the wily arts of an event that was set up in Japan in the wake of the Second World War to boost its economy. And yet, a gold remains a perfectly conceivable outcome.

Already a world champion prior to these Games, British Cycling's hierarchy believes a first Olympic track gold has further unleashed any shackles on their new superstar.

As she said: "Getting a gold on the first night will obviously give us momentum. This will give us a lot of hope and confidence for the rest of the week. I'm really excited to see what we can do"

In her case what she is trying to do is a first: aiming to be the first British woman to win three golds at a single Olympic Games.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 08, 2024 من Evening Standard.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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