Olympics Rio 2016: Becky James and Katy Marchant take silver and bronze in women's sprint final

Updated 16/08/2016 at 21:32 GMT

Becky James just missed out on the gold after Germany's Kristina Vogel edged victory in the women's sprint, as team-mate Katy Marchant secured bronze over Netherlands' Elis Ligtlee in the velodrome on Tuesday night.

Germany's Kristina Vogel (L) competes against Britain's Rebecca James

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James, who overcame illness and injury to fight her way back onto the team, reached the final by beating Ligtlee twice in the best-of-three rounds semi-finals by a comfortable margin, to look like a real contender for the gold.

In the first of the final sprint races, Vogel just pipped James to the post to cross the line by the narrowest of margins. Despite battling to come back in the second race, James could not get ahead of Vogel, who again just beat her to the line.

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Marchant, who was beaten twice by Vogel in the semi-finals, went on to race for bronze against Ligtlee.

Winning the first race by a comfortable margin, Marchant's second race looked as tight as it could be but she took the bronze as she just surged ahead of her opponent.