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Track cycling began as one of four allowed betting sports in Japan in 1948, [4] and has since become very popular there. In 1957, the Nihon Jitensha Shinkōkai (NJS; Japan Bicycle Association) was founded to establish a uniform system of standards for the sport in Japan. Today keirin racing is regulated by the JKA Foundation.
Men's keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships; Venue: Ballerup Super Arena: Location: Ballerup, Denmark: Dates: 17 October: ... Japan +0.084: Q 3: To ...
Prior to the JKA's founding, keirin races were overseen by the Nihon Jitensha Shinkōkai (Japanese: 日本自転車振興会, lit. Japan Bicycle Promotion Association), or Japan Keirin Association, often abbreviated NJS. Today the present JKA is responsible for fostering Japan's bicycle industry and regulating keirin racing in Japan.
Yoshiaki Nagasawa (born 1947) is a Japanese bicycle frame builder who builds primarily Keirin track racing bicycles. He has a one-man shop near Osaka, Japan. Notable riders of his bikes include ten-time world champion track racing cyclist Koichi Nakano. Nagasawa was born in 1947 in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture. In his youth he took part in bicycle ...
Keiokaku Velodrome (京王閣競輪場, Keiōkaku Keirinjyō), also known as TOKYO OVAL KEIOKAKU, is a velodrome located in Chōfu, Tokyo that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" (公営競技, kōei kyōgi) where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 27 ...
Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu, born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at the professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. [1] She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist. [2] [3]
Women's keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships; Venue: Ballerup Super Arena: Location: Ballerup, Denmark: ... Japan +0.156: Q 5: Veronika ...
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin is the world championship Keirin event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 1980 championships in Besançon , France.