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Result: Netherlands win men's team pursuit speed skating, smash Olympic record

The Netherlands set a new Olympic record in winning the men's team pursuit speed skating in Sochi.

The Netherlands have set a new Olympic record in winning the men's team pursuit speed skating in Sochi.

The Dutch team, consisting of Jan Blockhuijsen, Sven Kramer and Koen Verweij, finished with a time of three minutes and 37.71 seconds to take home the nation's seventh gold of the 2014 Winter Games.

Netherlands' Koen Verweij, Netherlands' Sven Kramer and Netherlands' Jan Blokhuijsen celebrate after winning the Men's Speed Skating Team Pursuit Final at the Adler Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 22, 2014© Getty Images

The South Korean team of Joo Hyong-jun, Kim Cheol-min and Lee Seung-hoon, took the silver medal after finishing with a time 3:40.85.

Poland took the bronze medal after beating Canada in the third-place playoff.

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TRIATHLON
· Jonny Brownlee will look to make the most of his brother Alistair's absence as he goes for gold in the men's triathlon (10.30pm-1am)

RUGBY SEVENS
· Team GB get their campaign underway with two matches, against Canada and Japan (from 1.30am)

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· One of Team GB's biggest gold medal hopes, Adam Peaty, will take part in the 100m breaststroke final. (3.12am)
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