Track cyclists Victoria Pendelton (L) of Great Britain and Willy Kanis of the Netherlands compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's sprint semifinals at the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing on August 19, 2008.[Agencies]

BEIJING--Victoria Pendleton of Britain won the women's sprint cycling gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Tuesday.

Australian Anna Meares finished second and Chinese Guo Shuang got the bronze.