Saturday 23 February 2013 10:54, UK
Great Britain's women's team pursuit trio are on course to win a fifth world title in six years after Laura Trott, Dani King and Elinor Barker qualified two seconds faster than their nearest challengers at the Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk.
But there will be no world crown for the men's team sprinters, for whom Emadi was replacing Sir Chris Hoy, who is taking a break from the sport. Qualifying came less than 24 hours after the 20-year-old had produced a fine display to finish fourth in the men's 1km time trial, and although he gave Britain a good start, the trio saw their time eclipsed by five of the later starters. New Zealand qualified fastest and will face Germany for gold on Thursday evening, while France and Australia for bronze. Ireland's Martyn Irvine qualified second fastest in the men's individual pursuit and will race Australia's Michael Hepburn for gold. Switzerland's Stefan Kueng will face Australia's Alex Morgan for bronze.
