MONMOUTHSHIRE track cyclist Lewis Oliva has won Wales' third medal of the ongoing Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with silver in the men's keirin today.

Competing in his third Commonwealth Games, the Cardiff medical student from Devauden had to win a repechage to reach the semi-finals after finishing a below-par third in his first round heat.

The former Monmouth School for Boys student stormed to victory in the first round of the repechage and then qualified for the final after taking third spot in the heat.

The 25-year-old, who was involved in the Queen’s Baton Relay event at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools last September, rode a brilliant race in the final to seal a coveted silver medal behind Australia's Matt Glaetzer. New Zealand's Edward Dawkins claimed the bronze medal.

“I can’t believe it,” he told BBC Sport after the race.

“Everything for the last two years has been building up to this, and to be up with these guys in the final - brilliant.”

In 2017, Lewis won gold at the British Keirin Championships. His career-best result has been a Keirin silver medal at December’s Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Canada.

Headmaster at Monmouth School for Boys, Dr Andrew Daniel, said: “Lewis is a fantastic role model for the students at Monmouth and this great achievement is the result of many years of hard work and dedication. Lewis balances his cycling with his studies at Cardiff University and everyone at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools is very proud of him. Lewis is an inspiration to the boys and a fantastic ambassador for the school.”

Lewis is scheduled to race again tomorrow (Saturday 7th April) in the men’s sprint with the qualifying rounds starting at 4.32am (UK time).

Lewis is also due to race in the men’s 1,000m Time Trial which starts at 9.47am on Sunday (8th April).