Worlds. Iuri Leitão and Ivo Oliveira win silver in the madison race

Othe Olympic champions Yúri Leitão and Ivo Oliveira won silver today in the madison race of the World track and won the fourth medal for Portugal in Shanghai.

Two years after becoming the Olympic madison champion in Paris2024, with Rui Oliveira, Iúri Leitão now guaranteed, with his other brother Oliveira, the first silver for Portugal in that sport in Mundiais, having the Portuguese duo closed the race with 67 points, less 21 than the winners, the Danes Carl-Frederik Bevort and Lasse Leth (88).

In the third position were the Germans Moritz Augenstein and Roger Kluge, with 52 points.

Portugal closes this year's track Worlds with four medals, after Piglet was gold in omnium on Saturday, and Maria Martins and Miguel Salgueiro have won bronze, respectively, in scratch, on Wednesday, and in the run for points, on Friday.