The women's

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event at the

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took place on 8 August 2021 at the

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. 21 cyclists from 21 nations competed.

Background

This will be the third appearance of the event, which was introduced in 2012. The reigning Olympic champion is

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of Great Britain, who has won both prior Olympic events. The reigning (2020) World Champion is

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of Japan. Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations.

Qualification

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(NOC) could enter up to 1 cyclist in the omnium. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The best 8 NOCs in the madison rankings (not already qualified through the team pursuit) directly qualified to enter madison teams as well as earning 1 quota place in the omnium. There were another 13 places in the omnium available based on the omnium rankings; NOCs qualified through the madison were not eligible. Each continent was guaranteed at least one place in the omnium. Because qualification was complete by the end of the

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on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the

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Competition format

An omnium is a multiple-race event, and the current event features four different types of races. The format has changed significantly from 2016, with three of the six race types dropped and one new type added, while the omnium also moved from a two-day format in prior Games to a one-day format in 2020. The winner of the omnium is the cyclist who obtains the most points through the four races. The winner of each of the first three races earns 40 points, the second-place cyclist earns 38, the third-place rider 36, and so forth, and the final race has special scoring rules. The races in the omnium are: * Scratch race: Mass start race; first to finish is the winner. Distance is 7.5 km (30 laps). * Tempo race: The new race for 2020, the distance is 7.5 km (30 laps). After the first five laps, the winner of each lap earns one point, and lapping the field earns 20 points. The winner of the race is the cyclist with the most points (the points earned within the tempo race do not count for the omnium total: they are used only to place cyclists for this race). * Elimination race: Every two laps, the last-place cyclist is eliminated. * Points race: A 20 km (80 lap) points race, with points earned for sprints (5/3/2/1, every 10 laps, with double points for the final sprint) and for lapping the field (20 points). There is only one round of competition.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Scratch race

Tempo race

Elimination race

Points race and final standings

References

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