The sprinter helped Great Britain claim gold in the event and looks to add to her medal total in the Keirin. No Americans will compete in the event. Reigning Olympic gold medalist Shanne Braspennicx ...

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom came within a whisker of finishing on the Olympic podium in the men's keirin final at the Saint-Quentinen-Yvelines Velodrome on Sunday (Aug 11). The Johor ...

And fans tuning into the action at home will have noticed a motorbike, called the derny, lapping around the track in the keirin, one of the blue ribband events in the Olympic cycling schedule.

The race covers eight laps. At the start of the race, a motorized bike leads to set the pace. After five and a half laps, the bike leaves the track and competitors sprint to the finish. Losers in ...

The race covers eight laps. At the start of the race, a motorized bike leads to set the pace. After five and a half laps, the bike leaves the track and competitors sprint to the finish. Losers in ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Track Cycling - Men's Keirin, Final for Gold - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 11, 2024. Harrie Lavreysen of Netherlands ...

Keirin became an official Olympic event at the 2000 Sydney Games. At keirin events in Japan, betting by the fans is a common occurrence, as are accidents and injuries on the tracks. Girls Keirin ...

A twice Olympic medalist in the track cycling discipline of keirin - in which riders gain speed behind a motorcycle before a three-lap sprint - Awang saw his hopes of a third medal wiped out in round ...

In this morning's Olympics Breakfast Briefing ... Then comes the men's keirin just after 12.30pm. Team GB have had a stranglehold over the event ever since Beijing with Sir Chris Hoy and Sir ...

Rhian Edmunds (front) won Olympic team silver bronze alongside Emma Finucane and Lowri Thomas at Paris 2024 Rhian Edmunds won keirin silver on the final day of the European Track Cycling ...

This is the first victory for the national track cyclist in the men’s keirin event of a major international championship.