Maiden world title for Chinese

PRUSZKOW, Poland: Chinese sprinter Guo Shuang claimed her maiden world title at senior level when she won the women's keirin gold here at the world track cycling championships on Sunday.

Frenchwoman Clara Sanchez took the silver medal with Dutchwoman Willy Kanis taking the bronze.

Guo, who took a sprint bronze at the Olympic Games in Beijing, had previously won both sprint and keirin silver and bronze medals at the world championships.