Jason Kenny and Laura Trott won record-breaking gold medals on a thrilling final night in the velodrome at the Rio Olympic Games.

There were also medals for Becky James and Katy Marchant in the sprint as Team GB reached eleven medals in the velodrome – two more than in London in 2012.

Kenny is now on six gold medals, level with Sir Chris Hoy as the most successful British Olympian of all time while Trott has four golds, more than any other British woman in history.

Keirin

Jason Kenny’s run to the record books started in relatively comfortable fashion, easily winning his first round effort having charged to the front with two laps to go.

His team sprint team-mate Callum Skinner didn’t have the same fortune, sitting up at the end of his first round to save his legs for the repechages.

Skinner crossed the line first in his heat, but in doing so, impeded American rider Matthew Baranoski and was relegated, ending his impressive Olympic debut.

Kenny returned in the evening for the semi-final, and employed the same tactic as in the morning – getting ahead of the pack and powering to victory, to set up his place in the final.

Kenny went into the final as the favourite – but there was incredible drama on the boards.

The final was halted as riders appeared to pass the derny before it had pulled off the track, but with television pictures inconclusive, all riders were allowed to restart.

Incredibly, the very same thing happened again in the second run, with all riders once again allowed to race.

In the third run, there were no such problems and Kenny powered home on the final lap to seal a historic sixth gold.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Kenny said it was an incredible feeling.

"I turned up in a funny mood, I was happy, I don’t know what was wrong today. It felt like a dream. I was so tired I was floating through it. It was brilliant.

"It is pretty mental (matching Sir Chris Hoy). I was there in Bejing and knew it was special and as the years have gone by I appreciated how amazing he was then and to do same it is amazing.

"Not a bad trip!"

Omnium

Trott went into the omnium overnight with an eight point lead and quickly extended that to a 12 point lead with a terrific performance in the 500m time trial.

A time of 35.253 was good enough for second place, and helped Trott build up a further advantage over her rivals ahead of the evening session.

She started the evening session with the flying lap, and posted an incredible time of 13.708 – the fastest of the entire field, and went into the points race 24 points clear.

Fearful of her main rivals, Sarah Hammer (USA) and Jolien D’Hoore (Belgium) taking a lap on her, Trott attacked at every opportunity, picking up a further 34 points to finish on 230 – 24 points clear of Hammer in second and 31 points clear of D’Hoore in third - enough to win her second Olympic title in Rio and her fourth gold medal - more than any other British woman.

An emotional Laura Trott said she was in shock at her performance.

"I can’t believe it. I don’t want to cry. I did not expect that at all. I am so happy that it came together and can’t thank everyone at home that you don’t see enough.

"They really help me and I couldn’t have done it without everyone, especially Paul Manning my coach. He puts up with me on a daily basis and today I am literally over the moon.

"You think of people like Sir Chris Hoy who have come and done it time and again, to repeat my success I can’t explain I am so, so, happy."

Sprint

Having qualified fastest on the opening day of the sprint competition, Becky James and Katy Marchant were ones to watch as the quarter-finals began.

But just as they had eased through the 1/16 and 1/8 rounds at the first time of asking, both breezed through the quarter-final stages.

James beat the reigning world champion Zhong Tianshee 2-0 while Katy Marchant won by the same score against Lithuania’s Simona Krupeckaite.

That set up semi-finals in the evening, with Becky James facing newly-crowned Olympic champion Elis Ligtlee and Marchant up against Kristina Vogel.

James reversed the result of the keirin final by beating Ligtlee 2-0, but the experience of Germany’s Vogel was too much for Marchant as she was beaten in two matches.

The former heptathlete bounced back, dominating her bronze medal final against Elis Ligtlee to win 2-0 and claim a medal on her Olympic debut.

Marchant said: "I cannot believe it, I am so so happy that all the hard work, tears, sweat paid off and I couldn’t be happier.

"To finish with a bronze medal I cannot believe it."

Gallery

Becky James faced Vogel in the gold medal match, but was unable to continue her winning form, beaten on the line twice, to hand Germany the gold and James her second silver of the Games.

The double silver medallist said she was beaten by the better rider

"I gave it my all. I really wanted to win so I'm disappointed. I felt so good but Kristina Vogel just had the legs on me. She has been an incredible rider and she deserved it. I didn't expect to come here and win two silvers so I'm over the moon.”

Results

Men's keirin

Women's omnium

Women's sprint