Kian Emadi could play key role in bid for team sprint gold, says Jason Kenny

Jason Kenny believes Kian Emadi could play a crucial role in Britain's bid for team sprint gold at Track World Championships in Minsk after revealing the 20-year-old has been "going quicker than anyone" in training.

Emadi, meanwhile, is keen to look past the pressure of the world championships and is instead focusing on nailing down his place in the team. He explained: "Obviously it's exciting to be selected and a big honour to go, but at the end of the day it is another bike race. "If you can apply the same sort of steps that you do in training and your usual racing then everything should sort of turn out all right. "Chris has stepped down for a bit so they are looking for a replacement for the team for man three. "That is the position they are looking to fill, obviously it is big shoes to fill and Jason and Phil are the best in the world in their positions on their day, so it is going to be exciting, but you just have to go for it and see what happens." The world championships take place from Wednesday, February 20, to Sunday, February 24.