Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Keirin

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Women's Keirin
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Olympic track cycling
Venues Izu Velodrome
Dates4–5 August 2021
Competitors29 from 18 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shanne Braspennincx Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Ellesse Andrews Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg Lauriane Genest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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The women's Keirin event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. [1] 29 cyclists from 18 nations competed. [2]

Contents

Background

This will be the 3rd appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012.

The reigning Olympic champion is Elis Ligtlee of the Netherlands. The reigning (2020) World Champion is Emma Hinze of Germany.

Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations. [3]

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 2 qualified cyclists in the women's Keirin. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The eight nations that qualify for the team sprint event may enter two cyclists each in the Keirin (as well as the individual sprint). The nations that qualify a cyclist through the individual sprint rankings may also enter that cyclist in the Keirin. Finally, seven places are allocated through the Keirin rankings. [2] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format

Keirin races involve up to seven cyclists each, though the 2020 format has no races with more than six.

The cyclists follow a pace motorcycle for three laps (750 m) before the motorcycle pulls away and the cyclists race for another three laps.

These distances are changed from the 2016 Games, shortening the paced section from 5½ laps and lengthening the unpaced sprint from 2½ laps. The motorcycle starts at 30 km/h and increases speed to 50 km/h before it pulls away.

The tournament consists of four main rounds, up from three in 2016, and a repechage: [4] [5]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) [6]

DateTimeRound
4 August 202116:10
17:11		First round
Repechages
5 August 202116:06
16:57
17:37		Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Results

First round

Repechages

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Final B

RankCyclistNationGapNotes
7 Emma Hinze Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 Lee Wai-sze Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong +0.043
9 Kaarle McCulloch Flag of Australia.svg  Australia +0.097
10 Daria Shmeleva Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  ROC +0.163
11 Daniela Gaxiola Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico +0.617
12 Zhong Tianshi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China +0.729

Final A

RankCyclistNationGap [11] Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Shanne Braspennincx Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Ellesse Andrews Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand +0.061
Bronze medal icon.svg Lauriane Genest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada +0.148
4 Olena Starikova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine +0.396
5 Kelsey Mitchell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada +0.566
6 Lyubov Basova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine +0.580

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Road Cycling" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Track Cycling at Tokyo 2020: Top Five Things to Know" . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 3 TRACK RACES" (PDF). UCI. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Liam Nee (26 March 2021). "Cycling 101: Competition format". NBC. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cycling Track – Women's Keirin – First Round Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Cycling Track – Women's Keirin – Repechages Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cycling Track – Women's Keirin – Quarterfinals Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cycling Track – Women's Keirin – Semifinals Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Cycling Track – Women's Keirin – Final Classification" (PDF). TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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