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Olympics-Cycling-Viviani wins gold for Italy in men's omnium

(Updates with final standings) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Elia Viviani recovered from a mid-race crash to win the gold medal in the track cycling men's omnium on Monday after a thrilling finish in the Olympic velodrome. Britain's Mark Cavendish was second with 2012 champion Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark taking the bronze. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Frank Pingue)