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Canada’s Sullivan wins gold in women’s track sprint at Pan Am Games

Canada's Monique Sullivan, left, battles for position with Mexico's Luz Gaxiola in the semi final of the women's track cycling sprint during the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games in Milton, Ont., on Sunday, July 19, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

MILTON, Ont. – Monique Sullivan won the all-Canadian final in the women’s sprint in track cycling Sunday at the Pan American Games.

Sullivan defeated fellow Calgary cyclist Kate O’Brien 2-0 in the best-of-three final to give Canada a sweep of the top two medals in the event on the final day of the track cycling competition, dubbed Super Sunday.

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Canada has dominated the track cycling events, winning six gold, a silver and bronze.

The men’s team pursuit squad of Calgary’s Eric Johnstone, Hamilton’s Sean MacKinnon, Remi Pelletier of Longueuil, Que., and Edward Veal of Queensville, Ont., beat Venezuela on Sunday to win bronze.

Canadians were also in contention for medals in the two other finals as Hugo Barrette of Cap-aux-Meules, Que., was scheduled to ride in the men’s keirin while Jasmin Glaesser of Coquitlam, B.C., competed in the women’s omnium points race.

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