The men's sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. There were 19 competitors from 13 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists. The event was won by Ryan Bayley of Australia, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint after three times coming in second. Theo Bos of the Netherlands took silver, the Dutch team's first medal in the event since 1936. René Wolff earned bronze, stretching Germany's podium streak to four Games.
The men's sprint was one of the 10 men's events at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The Women's Sprint was one of the 9 women's events at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Pruszków, Poland.
The Women's Sprint was one of the eight women's events at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The Women's Sprint was one of the seven women's events at the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The men's sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on Monday, 18 September, Tuesday, 19 September, and Wednesday, 20 September 2000 at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. There were 19 competitors from 14 nations, with each nation limited to two cyclists. The event was won by Marty Nothstein of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's sprint since 1984 and second overall. Nothstein was the seventh man to win multiple medals in the event. The silver medal went to Florian Rousseau, France's first medal in the event since 1980. Two-time defending champion Jens Fiedler of Germany lost to Nothstein in the semifinals, but won the bronze medal match to become the second man to win three medals in the event.
The men's sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of the 750 metres covered was counted as official time. The races were held on July 24 through July 28, 1996 at the Stone Mountain Velodrome. There were 24 competitors from 16 nations, with nations once again being allowed to have up to two cyclists each. The event was won by Jens Fiedler of Germany, the second man to successfully defend an Olympic sprint title. Curt Harnett of Canada also repeated as bronze medalist; he and Fiedler were the fifth and sixth men to win multiple medals of any color in the event. Marty Nothstein of the United States took silver, the nation's first medal in the event since 1984.
The Men's keirin at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on February 27. 21 cyclists participated in the contest. After the four qualifying heats, the fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The riders that had not advanced to the second round, raced in four repechage heats. The first two riders in each heat advanced to the second round along with the four that qualified before.
The Women's keirin at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 2 March 2014. 21 cyclists participated in the contest. After the 4 qualifying heats, the fastest rider in each heat advanced to the second round. The remaining riders then raced in 4 repechage heats, with the first 2 riders in each heat advancing to the second round along with the 4 that qualified before.
The Women's keirin was held on 18 October 2015.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 13 April 2017.
The Women's keirin competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 16 April 2017.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2019.
The Women's keirin competition at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 3 March 2019.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 27 February 2020.
The Women's keirin competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 1 March 2020.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 13 October 2022.
The Women's keirin competition at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 16 October 2022.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2023.
The Women's keirin competition at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 5 and 6 August 2023.
