The women's

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at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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took place at the London Velopark on 3 August. Women's Keirin made its debut in this Olympics.

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won the gold medal.

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from China won silver and

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took bronze for

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's only medal of the 2012 Games.

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 British Summer Time

Results

First round

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Repechages

Repechage 1

Repechage 2

Second round

Heat 1

Heat 2

7th–12th final

Final

References

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