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Australia's Matthew Glaetzer breaks Commonwealth Games sprint record

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Australia's Matthew Glaetzer sets a new Commonwealth Games record while qualifying for the men's sprint.

Australian track cyclist Matthew Glaetzer has broken the Commonwealth Games record during qualifying for the men's sprint in the velodrome.

Matthew Glaetzer of Australia competes in the Men’s Sprint qualification at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014© Getty Images

The 21-year-old was the fastest in the 28-man field with a time of 9.779 seconds, beating New Zealanders Edward Dawkins and Sam Webster.

England's Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Matthew Crampton were among the 12 cyclists to progress to the final.

The final will take place tomorrow.

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