Great Britain clocked a world record in qualifying fastest in the women's team pursuit on day one of action in the Rio Olympic Velodrome.

After Phil Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner set an Olympic record in qualifying for the three-man, three-lap team sprint - the day's only medal event - Joanna Rowsell Shand, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald set a world record in the four-rider, four-kilometres team pursuit.

The quartet finished in four minutes 13.260 seconds to qualify for Saturday's first round, which is effectively a semi-final.

Britain will meet Canada and must merely beat them to advance to the final. Canada qualified in 4mins 19.599secs, more than six seconds behind Britain.

The United States will meet Australia in the second semi-final after qualifying in 4:14.286.

Australia, who set the world record in Paris in February 2015 but crashed in training earlier this week, finished in 4:19.059.

There were signs of strain, too, though, from Sir Bradley Wiggins, beginning his bid for a fifth Olympic gold and British record eighth in all with qualifying in the men's team pursuit.

He showed annoyance at being summoned by commissaires measuring the aerodynamic bars of the bikes.

The officials measured his height and he made a rude gesture with each hand.

Riders over 1m 90cm is height are permitted 85cm aerodynamic bars, 5cm longer than smaller riders. Wiggins is 6ft 3ins or 1m 90.5cm.

He was not the only British rider to have their measurements taken.