The women's Keirin event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 7 and 8 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Background
This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012.
Qualification
Competition format
Keirin races involve up to 7 cyclists each (though the 2020 format has no races with more than 6). The cyclists follow a pace motorcycle for 3 laps (750 m); the motorcycle then pulls away and the cyclists race for another 3 laps. These distances are changed from the 2016 Games, shortening the paced section from 5.5 laps and lengthening the unpaced sprint from 2.5 laps. The motorcycle starts at 30 km/h and increases speed to 50 km/h before it pulls off.
The tournament consists of four main rounds (up from three in 2016) and a repechage:
First round: Five heats of 6 cyclists each. The top 2 cyclists in each heat (10 total) advance to the second round; all others (20 cyclists) go to the repechage. Repechage: Four heats of 5 cyclists each. The top 2 cyclists in each heat (8 total) rejoin the first-round winners in the second round. The other 12 cyclists are eliminated. Second round: Three heats of 6 cyclists each. The top 4 cyclists in each heat (12 total) advance to the semifinals. The remaining 6 cyclists are eliminated. Semifinals: Two heats of 6 cyclists each. The top 3 cyclists in each semifinal (6 total) advance to Final A; the bottom 3 cyclists from each semifinal go to Final B, out of medal contention. Finals: Two finals. Final A consists of the top 6 cyclists, awarding medals and 4th through 6th place. Final B ranks the next 6 cyclists from 7th to 12th.
Schedule All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)"Olympic Schedule - Cycling Track", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
Date Time Round 7 August 2024 13:2615:10 First roundRepechages 8 August 2024 17:1818:1519:01 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Results First round Heat 1 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Ellesse Andrews 2 Mathilde Gros +0.014 3 Katy Marchant +0.021 4 Daniela Gaxiola +0.075 5 Urszula Łoś +0.261 6 Ese Ukpeseraye +2.129
Heat 2 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Hetty van de Wouw 2 Yuan Liying +0.108 3 Miriam Vece +0.236 4 Lauriane Genest +0.236 5 Riyu Ohta +0.381 6 Yuli Verdugo +0.381
Heat 3 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Emma Hinze 2 Guo Yufang +0.087 3 Marlena Karwacka +0.087 4 Kristina Clonan +0.160 5 Julie Nicolaes +0.204 6 Martha Bayona +0.266
Heat 4 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Nicky Degrendele 2 Mina Sato +0.005 3 Steffie van der Peet +0.108 4 Kelsey Mitchell +0.172 5 Rebecca Petch +0.260 6 Chloe Moran +1.065
Heat 5 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Emma Finucane 2 Lea Friedrich +0.087 3 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé +0.631 4 Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri +0.729 5 Stefany Cuadrado +0.862 6 Sara Fiorin +0.960
Repechages Heat 1 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Kelsey Mitchell 2 Katy Marchant +0.014 3 Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri +0.041 4 Martha Bayona +0.094 5 Yuli Verdugo +0.186
Heat 2 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Kristina Clonan 2 Daniela Gaxiola +0.124 3 Miriam Vece +0.180 4 Stefany Cuadrado +0.305 5 Urszula Łoś +0.971
Heat 3 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Lauriane Genest 2 Rebecca Petch +0.042 3 Marlena Karwacka +0.338 4 Chloe Moran +0.367 5 Sara Fiorin +0.488
Heat 4 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Riyu Ohta 2 Steffie van der Peet +0.028 3 Julie Nicolaes +0.135 4 Ese Ukpeseraye +0.584 5 Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé +0.589
Quarterfinals Heat 1 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Lea Friedrich 2 Ellesse Andrews +0.020 3 Nicky Degrendele +0.070 4 Steffie van der Peet +0.127 5 Yuan Liying +0.142 6 Kristina Clonan +0.249 Heat 2 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Hetty van de Wouw 2 Emma Finucane +0.020 3 Rebecca Petch +0.105 4 Riyu Ohta +0.222 5 Guo Yufang +0.298 6 Kelsey Mitchell +0.341 Heat 3 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Mathilde Gros 2 Emma Hinze +0.007 3 Katy Marchant +0.063 4 Daniela Gaxiola +0.138 5 Mina Sato +0.164 6 Lauriane Genest +0.271
Semifinals
Heat 1 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Ellesse Andrews 2 Daniela Gaxiola +0.104 3 Emma Finucane +0.157 4 Steffie van der Peet +0.161 5 Rebecca Petch +0.648 6 Lea Friedrich +2.750
Heat 2 Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 1 Hetty van de Wouw 2 Katy Marchant +0.056 3 Emma Hinze +0.101 4 Nicky Degrendele +0.114 5 Mathilde Gros +0.301 6 Riyu Ohta +0.592
Finals
Final A Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes Ellesse Andrews Hetty van de Wouw +0.062 Emma Finucane +0.092 4 Katy Marchant +0.181 5 Emma Hinze +0.280 6 Daniela Gaxiola +0.457 Final B Rank Cyclist Nation Gap Notes 7 Lea Friedrich 8 Mathilde Gros +0.087 9 Riyu Ohta +0.144 10 Steffie van der Peet +0.167 11 Nicky Degrendele +0.202 12 Rebecca Petch +0.712
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