Laura Kenny won the first ever women's Madison at the Izu Velodrome with Katie Archibald, becoming the first British woman to win gold in three Olympic Games. Kenny is now the most successful female cyclist in Olympic history and Britain's most decorated female athlete with five gold medals and six Olympic medals. Her win in Madison was her first gold medal since becoming the mother of her son Albie in August 2017. 'I've never wanted to win a medal so badly,' Kenny told the BBC after the race. 'I messaged Jason [Trott's husband and fellow GB cyclist Kenny] and said I feel like my Olympics are over today. I love Team Pursuit, but this was the race I wanted to win, so I was relieved it was over. "When I got pregnant, I woke up two months pregnant and said to Jason," I can't do this anymore, I can't continue (cycling). And here we are. Many athletes who are mothers speak of the difficulty of leaving their children behind to compete due to COVID restrictions. Of the sacrifices she had to make for her Olympic bid, Kenny said: "It's so hard to leave my son at home. But I couldn't have done it without them. With Katie, I feel like I'm racing with my sisters. I couldn't have done it without her." Archibald echoed his teammate: "Our racing relationship is going really well. Kenny and Archibald were enthusiastic about the contribution their support network made to their victory. 'It's a whole group effort,' they said. The duo, who won a silver medal in Madison at the 2018 European Championships, also won three opening sprints and 10 of 12 events in today's race, earning 20 points. They finished with 78 points, more than twice as many as their closest rivals, the Danish duo of Julie Less and Amalie Dideriksen. Kenny will compete in the Omnium on Sunday. She is a two-time Olympic champion in this event and is expected to win her seventh medal, the most in history.