GLASGOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Denmark reclaimed their world title in men's team pursuit as they defeated Olympic champions Italy in the final at the UCI World Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. In a repeat of the gold-medal battle at the Tokyo Games in 2021 which Italy won in a world record time, Denmark exacted revenge as they reeled in the Azzuri to win comfortably. Denmark also won the title in 2020 and were favourites going into the Olympics. In the women's team pursuit final later, Britain -- led by local favourite Katie Archibald -- take on New Zealand, seeking to win the title for the first time since 2014. Austria's Valentina Holl won the women's title.

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Persons: Lasse Leth, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Carl, Frederik Bevort, Chris Hoy, Filippo Ganna, Katie Archibald, Charlie Hatton, Hatton, Austria's Andreas Kolb, Valentina Holl, Martyn Herman, Hugh Lawson Organizations: GLASGOW, Olympic, Italy, UCI, Tokyo Games, New Zealand, Australia, Thomson Locations: Denmark, Glasgow, Tokyo, Italy, Britain, New Zealand, Fort William, Glasgow's