Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's sprint

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Cycling Track – Women's sprint
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg
Venue Lee Valley VeloPark
Dates30 July
Competitors26 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
  2018
2026  

The women's sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 30 July 2022.

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)10.154 Cochabamba, Bolivia 4 September 2019
Games record Flag of Australia.svg  Stephanie Morton  (AUS)10.524 Brisbane, Australia 6 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule is as follows: [1]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday 30 July 202210:02Qualifying
11:331/8 finals
12:06Quarterfinals
16:22Semifinals
17:51Finals

Results

Qualifying

Top 16 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals. [2]

RankRidersTimeBehindNotes
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)10.612Q
2Flag of England.svg  Sophie Capewell  (ENG)10.625+0.013Q
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauriane Genest  (CAN)10.674+0.062Q
4Flag of Wales 2.svg  Emma Finucane  (WAL)10.804+0.192Q
5Flag of Australia.svg  Kristina Clonan  (AUS)10.825+0.213Q
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ellesse Andrews  (NZL)10.869+0.257Q
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Orban  (CAN)10.887+0.275Q
8Flag of Wales 2.svg  Lowri Thomas  (WAL)10.888+0.276Q
9Flag of Wales 2.svg  Rhian Edmunds  (WAL)10.933+0.321Q
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Lauren Bell  (SCO)10.956+0.344Q
11Flag of Australia.svg  Breanna Hargrave  (AUS)10.958+0.346Q
12Flag of England.svg  Blaine Ridge-Davis  (ENG)11.125+0.513Q
13Flag of Scotland.svg  Lusia Steele  (SCO)11.171+0.559Q
14Flag of New Zealand.svg  Olivia King  (NZL)11.175+0.563Q
15Flag of Scotland.svg  Iona Moir  (SCO)11.193+0.581Q
16Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rebecca Petch  (NZL)11.209+0.597Q
17Flag of Australia.svg  Alessia McCaig  (AUS)11.301+0.689
18Flag of Malaysia.svg  Anis Rosidi  (MAS)11.302+0.690
19Flag of England.svg  Millie Tanner  (ENG)11.310+0.698
20Flag of India.svg  Mayuri Lute  (IND)11.542+0.930
21Flag of Jamaica.svg  Dahlia Palmer  (JAM)11.678+1.066
22Flag of Malaysia.svg  Izzah Asri  (MAS)11.681+1.069
23Flag of India.svg  Triyasha Paul  (IND)11.813+1.201
24Flag of Malaysia.svg  Aliana Rahim  (MAS)11.990+1.378
25Flag of Ghana.svg  Erica Sedzro  (GHA)18.857+8.245
26Flag of Ghana.svg  Florence Heridor  (GHA)19.160+8.548
Flag of Barbados.svg  Amber Joseph  (BAR)Did not start

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals. [3]

HeatRankRidersGapNotes
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)Q
12Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rebecca Petch  (NZL)+0.357
21Flag of England.svg  Sophie Capewell  (ENG)Q
22Flag of Scotland.svg  Iona Moir  (SCO)+0.257
31Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauriane Genest  (CAN)Q
32Flag of New Zealand.svg  Olivia King  (NZL)+0.109
41Flag of Wales 2.svg  Emma Finucane  (WAL)Q
42Flag of Scotland.svg  Lusia Steele  (SCO)+0.123
51Flag of Australia.svg  Kristina Clonan  (AUS)Q
52Flag of England.svg  Blaine Ridge-Davis  (ENG)+0.330
61Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ellesse Andrews  (NZL)Q
62Flag of Australia.svg  Breanna Hargrave  (AUS)+0.363
71Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Orban  (CAN)Q
72Flag of Scotland.svg  Lauren Bell  (SCO)+0.070
81Flag of Wales 2.svg  Rhian Edmunds  (WAL)Q
82Flag of Wales 2.svg  Lowri Thomas  (WAL)DNF

Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals. [4]

HeatRankRidersRace 1Race 2Decider (i.r.)Notes
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)XXQ
12Flag of Wales 2.svg  Rhian Edmunds  (WAL)+0.174+0.397
21Flag of England.svg  Sophie Capewell  (ENG)XXQ
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sarah Orban  (CAN)+0.011DNF
31Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ellesse Andrews  (NZL)+0.143XXQ
32Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lauriane Genest  (CAN)X+0.080+0.764
41Flag of Wales 2.svg  Emma Finucane  (WAL)X+0.019XQ
42Flag of Australia.svg  Kristina Clonan  (AUS)RELX+0.006

Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final. [5]

HeatRankRidersRace 1Race 2Decider (i.r.)Notes
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)XXQG
12Flag of Wales 2.svg  Emma Finucane  (WAL)+0.470+0.122QB
21Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ellesse Andrews  (NZL)XXQG
22Flag of England.svg  Sophie Capewell  (ENG)+0.095+0.022QB

Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals. [6]

RankRidersRace 1Race 2Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Ellesse Andrews  (NZL)XX
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kelsey Mitchell  (CAN)+0.003+0.091
Bronze medal final
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Wales 2.svg  Emma Finucane  (WAL)+0.082XX
4Flag of England.svg  Sophie Capewell  (ENG)X+0.052+0.080

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References

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