Emma Finucane expressed her determination to "come back fighting" for gold medals after narrowly missing the top step of the podium for the third time at the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai. The 23-year-old cyclist finished with a bronze in the keirin on Sunday, being edged out by neutral athlete Alina Lysenko and Lea Friedrich of Germany, after leading into the home straight.

Finucane finished just 14 thousandths of a second off the gold medal, adding this bronze to her silver medals from both the team sprint and individual sprint, which were won by Chinese cyclists.

Having been part of Great Britain's gold medal-winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Finucane aims to defend that title at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. She remarked to BBC Sport:

To medal in all three races at the world champs, I'd never done that before. The confidence I have gained this week and the way I've been riding my bike, I can take that into the years to come. Ultimately we are learning for the Olympics, that's a huge goal.

In Paris, Finucane secured bronze in both the individual sprint and keirin, contributing to Britain's first Olympic gold in the women's team sprint alongside Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell. In Shanghai, Rhianna Parris-Smith replaced the recently retired Marchant in the team, which was defeated by the Chinese trio of Jiang Yulu, Tong Mengqi, and Yuan Liying.

Finucane emphasized the strength of the British team, stating that internal competition drives their success. She noted:

We won the team sprint in Paris which is one of the best moments of my life. There are 10 girls back at home fighting to be in the team. That's how we progress. World records keep falling, we are pushing each other and it's really exciting.