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| Venue |  Nilai, Malaysia |
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| Date(s) | 16–20 February 2018 |
| Velodrome | Velodrom Nasional Malaysia |
The 2018 Asian Track Cycling Championships took place at the Velodrom Nasional Malaysia in Nilai, Malaysia from 16 to 20 February 2018.
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| Venue | Nilai, Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 16–20 February 2018 |
| Velodrome | Velodrom Nasional Malaysia |
The 2018 Asian Track Cycling Championships took place at the Velodrom Nasional Malaysia in Nilai, Malaysia from 16 to 20 February 2018.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Lee Wai Sze  Hong Kong | Zhong Tianshi  China | Lee Hye-jin  South Korea |
| 500 m time trial | Lee Wai Sze Hong Kong | Song Chaorui China | Fatehah Mustapa Malaysia |
| Keirin | Lee Wai Sze Hong Kong | Lee Hye-jin South Korea | Zhong Tianshi China |
| Individual pursuit | Lee Ju-mi South Korea | Huang Ting-ying  Chinese Taipei | Ma Menglu China |
| Points race | Jupha Somnet Malaysia | Diao Xiaojuan Hong Kong | Zeng Ke-xin Chinese Taipei |
| Scratch | Huang Ting-ying Chinese Taipei | Diao Xiaojuan Hong Kong | Wang Xiaofei China |
| Omnium | Yumi Kajihara  Japan | Wang Xiaofei China | Huang Ting-ying Chinese Taipei |
| Madison | Japan Kisato Nakamura Yumi Kajihara | South Korea Kim You-ri Yu Seon-ha | China Jin Chenhong Liu Jiali |
| Team sprint | China Zhong Tianshi Song Chaorui Guo Yufang | South Korea Lee Hye-jin Kim Won-gyeong | Japan Riyu Ota Kayono Maeda |
| Team pursuit | Japan Yuya Hashimoto Kie Furuyama Yumi Kajihara Kisato Nakamura | China Wang Xiaofei Liu Juali Wang Hong Ma Menglu | South Korea Yu Seon-ha Lee Ju-mi Kim You-ri Kim Hyun-ji |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | China | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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