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Keirin (競輪 / ケイリン, ) [1] – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer.
Jetsprint or sprint boat racing [1] is a form of motorboat racing in which jetboats, with a crew of two, race individually against the clock through a twisting series of channels in less than a metre of water.
The keirin is a sprint race involving six riders who begin by pacing for three laps behind a motorized scooter. When it pulls off, the riders are left with three laps to conduct an elbow-to-elbow ...
There were six events in track cycling at the Olympics in 2024: team sprint, match sprint, keirin, omnium, team pursuit, and Madison. [11] The Madison was added in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics held in 2021; [12] the other races had been held in previous Games.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lee competed in both sprint and Keirin. In the keirin event , she lost in her heat in the first round but won in the repechage to advance to quarterfinals. She finished first in her quarterfinal heat to advance to the semifinals.
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.
While studying at the Keirin School, she was selected for the Japanese women's national cycling team where she was discovered by Benoit Bétou, who was the head coach of the team. In February 2017, before graduating from the Keirin School, she was selected as a member of the Asian Championships and competed in the team sprint by teaming up with ...
The 12 Olympic events (sprint, team sprint, team pursuit, keirin, madison and omnium for men and women), as well as 11 other events were on the program for these European Championships. Schedule [ edit ]