Italian shakes off crash to collect omnium gold

Italy's Elia Viviani recovered from a crash before breaking down in floods of tears in his parents' arms after winning the men's cycling omnium gold on Monday.

"My dad and mom are here so it was an emotional moment," said the champion.

Viviani was consistently strong over the two-day, six-event race. British road sprint star Mark Cavendish finished second and 2012 gold medalist Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark was third.