The women's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 13 August. This was the second time that the event was held at the Olympics, after making its debut in London four years prior.

The event was won by Elis Ligtlee from the Netherlands, silver went to Becky James from Great Britain and Australia's Anna Meares won bronze.

The previous title holder, Britain's Victoria Pendleton, did not compete as she announced her retirement at the end of the 2012 London Games.

The medals were presented by Timothy Fok, IOC member, Hong Kong and Brian Cookson, President of the UCI.

Competition format

The Keirin races involved 5.5 laps of the track behind a motorcycle, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of preliminary heats and repechages, a semi-finals round, and the finals. The heats and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The semi-finals divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The finals round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.

Schedule All times are Brasília Time Date Time RoundSaturday 13 August 2016 16:00 Round 1, repechage, round 2 and final

Results First round Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages.

Heat 1 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.002 Q3 +0.066 4 +0.186 5 +0.368 6 +0.411

Heat 3 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.017 Q3+0.0184+0.0925+0.1116+0.2447+0.477

Heat 2 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2+0.212Q3 +1.267 4 +3.929 5 DNF 6 DNF 7 DNF

Heat 4 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.010 Q3+0.1004+0.2565+0.4316+0.5557REL

Relegation for riding on the blue band during the sprint

First round Repechages The winner of each heat qualified for the second round.

Heat 1 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2+0.0853 +0.144 4+0.145

Heat 3 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2+0.0013 +0.129 4+0.8005+1.669

Heat 2 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.116 3+0.1244 +0.199 5+0.306

Heat 4 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2+0.1753+0.2604+0.2685 +0.423

Second round First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7-12).

Heat 1 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2 +0.398 Q3 +0.533 Q4 +1.046 5REL 6DNF

Heat 2 Rank RiderTimeNote1 Q2+0.011 Q3 +0.041 Q4 +0.165 5 +0.192 6 DNF

Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

Finals The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.

Final (places 7-12)

Rank RiderTimeNote7 8 +0.059 9 +0.140 10 +0.220 11+0.445 12 +0.464

Final (places 1-6)

Rank RiderTimeNote +0.033 +0.038 4+0.111 5 +0.152 6 +0.163

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