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Today keirin racing is regulated by the JKA Foundation. In 2011, the sum of bets placed on keirin races exceeded ¥600 billion (approximately US$5 billion), and the number of attendees in the races was approximately 4.9 million people. [5] Aspiring professional keirin riders in Japan compete for entrance into the Japan Keirin School.
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.
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.
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's keirin is the women's world championship keirin event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It was first held at the 2002 championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2019, Anna Meares from Australia and Kristina Vogel from Germany share the most titles, with three each.
The Men's keirin competition at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2023. [1] [2] [3] Results. First round.
Keirin Azizulhasni Awang Malaysia: Shinji Nakano Japan: Shah Firdaus Sahrom Malaysia: Individual pursuit Kazushige Kuboki Japan: Shoi Matsuda Japan: Zhang Haiao China: Points race Naoki Kojima Japan: Chang Chih-sheng Chinese Taipei: Mow Ching Yin Hong Kong: Scratch Mohammad Ganjkhanloo Iran: Shunsuke Imamura Japan: Ruslan Yelyubayev Kazakhstan ...
Twenty-five cyclists competed in the Keirin. Chris Hoy (Great Britain) qualified directly by winning the Keirin at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.He also won the event at the late 2007 World Cup event in Sydney, affording another position to qualifiers based on Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) rankings.
Kento Yamasaki (山﨑 賢人, Yamasaki Kento)(born 17 December 1992), a Japanese racing cyclist, best known for his surprise [4] win in the Keirin at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup.