Great Britain's Laura Kenny, who won gold in the inaugural Women's Madison (open in new tab) with Katie Archibald on Friday, fell in the opening scratch race on the final day of racing at the Izu Velodrome, and the Women's Omnium (open in new tab) she won in Rio She was unable to defend her title.

Kenny was involved in a pile-up on the last lap of the scratch race and was slow off the start in the event she had dominated for years.

Kenny and the other nine riders who crashed and did not finish were awarded 16 points.

She was in contention for points and tried to gain a lap in the final points race, but ended up sixth with 96 points. American Jennifer Valente took the gold medal with 124 points. Local favorite Yumi Kajiwara took the silver medal, and Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands won bronze.

"We might as well finish the year the same way we started it," said Kajiwara.

"Just as we were overlapping, I hit the burn, so I was very fast.

"In the tempo race, I got my adrenaline going. When we got to the elimination race, I instantly felt tired and thought, 'This is not good.'"

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The 29-year-old won the tempo race and at one point placed fifth overall, but was unable to recover in the elimination and points races.

"Going into the elimination race, I felt like nothing could get further from me. As soon as I started running I felt tired and I thought, 'This is not good.'"

[20 [In the points race I had nothing to lose. But if I had been able to get even one lap under my belt, I obviously would have moved up in the standings."

Kenny's Olympic campaign may not have ended on a high note, but she was pleased with her overall performance, especially her dominant performance in Madison with Katie Archibald to win gold.

"To be honest, I finished in Madison," Kenny admitted.

"I was elated. That was really the race I was aiming for. I got the win, so I'm like, 'Well done.'"

"I'm really proud of myself,"

"I'm really proud of myself.

With the World Championships coming up in October, Kenny was asked about the future: "I can't see myself quitting anytime soon."

Kenny shared the Olympic spotlight with her husband Jason, who won a record-breaking seventh gold medal in the men's keirin with a surprise attack; the two are now looking forward to returning to England to see their 4-year-old son, Albie.

"I literally can't wait. Honestly, two weeks feels really long and I think it feels even longer now that Albie is home."

Before that, Kenny will be Britain's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.