China's Bao Shanju and China's Zhong Tianshi compete in the women's track cycling team sprint qualifying event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan, on Aug 2, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP)

TOKYO - Fresh from setting a new world record, China won the cycling track women's team sprint gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday.

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Chinese pair of Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi finished the race in 31.895 seconds, ahead of their German opponents Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze, who clocked 31.980 seconds.

Earlier on the day, China refreshed its own world record in 31.804 seconds in the heat.

Gold medallists China's Bao Shanju, left, and China's Zhong Tianshi pose with their medals on the podium after the women's track cycling team sprint finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Velodrome in Izu, Japan, on Aug 2, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP)

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The time bested the previous 32.034 seconds mark set by Zhong and fellow Gong Jinjie at the world championships in 2015.