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The women's sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. [1] [2] 30 cyclists from 18 nations competed. [3] Canadian rider Kelsey Mitchell won gold, with Olena Starikova from Ukraine and Lee Wai-sze from Hong-Kong completing the medal positions. The medals were presented by Yasuhiro Yamashita ...
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Sprint (track cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between two and four riders, though it is usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other. Men's sprint has been an Olympic event at every games except 1904 (which had races at seven ...
The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme. [1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.
2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [7] 500 m time trial (progression) 33.952 Anna Meares Australia: 20 August 2004 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [8] Team sprint (500 m) (progression) ♦31.804 Bao Shanju Zhong Tianshi China 2 August 2021 2020 Olympic Games: Izu, Japan [9] Team sprint (750 m) (progression) ♦45.186 Katy ...
Team sprint. The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The riders use a standard track bicycle which are single-speed with no freewheel or brakes.
Track cycling Men's team sprint: 3rd Nathan Hart: Track cycling Men's team sprint: 2nd Matthew Richardson: Track cycling Men's team sprint: Debut Kaarle McCulloch: Track cycling Women's keirin: 2nd Women's team sprint: London 2012 Bronze medalist Alexandra Manly Track cycling Debut Annette Edmondson Track cycling Omnium - Women Women's team ...
The women's cycling sprint at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark from 5 to 7 August. [ 1] Anna Meares from Australia won the gold medal and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain took silver. China 's Guo Shuang won the bronze.