| Women's team sprint at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Lee Valley VeloPark, London | |||||||||
| Date | 2 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 14 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 32.679 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Women's team sprint event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 March 2016. [1] [2] Initially, China won the final against Russia, but were relegated to silver after an illegal change. [3] [4]
The qualifying was started at 15:07. [5]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi |  China | 32.428 | Q | |
| 2 | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova |  Russia | 32.560 | +0.132 | Q |
| 3 | Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel |  Germany | 32.808 | +0.380 | q |
| 4 | Anna Meares Stephanie Morton |  Australia | 32.820 | +0.392 | q |
| 5 | Jessica Varnish Katy Marchant |  Great Britain | 32.903 | +0.475 | |
| 6 | Laurine van Riessen Elis Ligtlee |  Netherlands | 33.133 | +0.705 | |
| 7 | Sandie Clair Virginie Cueff |  France | 33.258 | +0.830 | |
| 8 | Tania Calvo Helena Casas |  Spain | 33.455 | +1.027 | |
| 9 | Kate O'Brien Monique Sullivan |  Canada | 33.867 | +1.439 | |
| 10 | Natasha Hansen Olivia Podmore |  New Zealand | 33.932 | +1.504 | |
| 11 | Martha Bayona Juliana Gaviria |  Colombia | 34.171 | +1.743 | |
| 12 | Jessica Salazar Luz Gaxiola |  Mexico | 34.236 | +1.808 | |
| 13 | Olena Starikova Lyubov Shulika |  Ukraine | 34.300 | +1.872 | |
| 14 | Takako Ishii Kayono Maeda |  Japan | 34.721 | +2.293 |
The finals were started at 20:50. [6]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medal race | |||||
 | Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova | Russia | 32.679 | ||
 | Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi | China | REL | ||
| Bronze medal race | |||||
 | Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel | Germany | 32.740 | ||
| 4 | Anna Meares Stephanie Morton | Australia | 32.871 | +0.131 | |
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