Mitchell won the first two races in a best-of-three final against Olena Starikova of Ukraine to clinch Canada's first gold medal at the Izu Velodrome.
Hong Kong's Lee Wai-sze took bronze.
Canadian cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins Olympic women's sprint gold
Olympics Tokyo 2020
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