- Jack Carlin was involved in a high-speed crash in the men’s keirin final
- He is the third Team GB star to crash on the final day of track action
- Carlin was treated by doctors after it took some time for him to get back on his feet
Team GB saw another cyclist involved in a crash on Sunday, with Jack Carlin involved in the men’s keirin at 30 mph (48 km/h).
After the crashes of Ollie Wood on Saturday and Neah Evans and Hamish Turnbull on Sunday morning, Carlin was the latest to crash in his pursuit of his third medal at the Paris Olympics.
He was involved in a nasty crash that took three drivers out on the final corner. Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen won the race, ahead of Australian duo Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer.
Carlin lay on his back for a while, a little way from the finish, moving his head from side to side.
The Team GB star was assessed by British medical staff and appeared to be in some discomfort before being helped back to his feet and taken to the athletics centre.
Jack Carlin’s hopes of a third medal ended in a heavy crash on Sunday afternoon
Carlin was involved in a high-speed collision as the riders approached the final corner of the race
Carlin’s suit tore after the heavy collision which also involved two other riders
Japanese rider Shinji Nakano was one of the riders also involved in the serious collision
Carlin had a heavy landing and was on his back for some time before getting up.
Carlin was treated by a number of doctors on the scene before being removed from the track
Malaysian Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom and Japanese Shinji Nakano were also involved in the crash.
Sahrom slid across the line but was demoted for causing the accident. All three riders eventually escaped after receiving treatment.
Lavreysen performed in a class of his own all week, although he was beaten by Richardson in the keirin semi-final and finished in second place.
However, in the final, things went as usual for the former BMX rider, who is known as The Beast, and he was booed home by an orange army of Dutch fans in the stands.
He has equalled British sprint greats Chris Hoy (2008) and Jason Kenny (2016) by winning all three sprint gold medals at a single Olympic Games and now has five to his name in total.
Evans was the first to crash on Sunday morning when she lost control in the first race of the women’s omnium.
She was able to get back on her bike and finish the race, but her 22nd place meant it would be a huge challenge to even get close to the medals.
Turnbull was involved in an unfortunate collision during the men’s keirin.
Germany’s Luca Siegel was the first to crash, hitting Turnbull’s rear wheel, sending him spinning into the guardrail and eventually to the ground.
Both riders were able to get up, but Turnbull did not seem too happy to walk off the track as his suit was torn at the back.
His fall meant he did not reach the final of the men’s keirin.
Wood appeared to receive a headbutt from his Dutch rival Jan Willem van Schip.
With only 39 laps to go, Wood suddenly crashed hard after Willem van Schip hit him on the helmet from behind.
Neah Evans crashed in the first race of the women’s omnium – a blow to her medal chances
Hamish Turnbull was involved in a collision during the men’s keirin on Sunday morning
Dutch rider Jan-Willem van Schip (above) appeared to headbutt Ollie Wood on Saturday
It was unclear from television replays whether the contact was intentional, but it certainly looked ugly on the track: Woods was left sprawled on the boards as a result of the collision.
The Dutch team was disqualified and Willem van Schip was fined CHF1,000 (£720) for “inappropriate behaviour and behaviour endangering another cyclist (hitting the helmet)”, the commissioners’ decision read.
After limping into the interview area with a badly swollen knee, he said, “He hit me so hard. I felt like a crash test dummy.
“I will survive. I saw nothing.”