The women's cycling

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at the

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in London took place at the

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from 5 to 7 August.

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from

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won the gold medal and

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of Great Britain took silver.

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won the bronze.

Competition format

The sprint event was a single-elimination tournament after seeding via time trial. Each match pits two cyclists against each other in the best-of-three races. Each race consisted of three laps of the track with side-by-side starts.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Qualification

First round

;Match 1 ;Match 3 ;Match 5 ;Match 7 ;Match 9 ;Match 2 ;Match 4 ;Match 6 ;Match 8

First round repechage

;Match 1 ;Match 2 ;Match 3

Second round

;Match 1 ;Match 3 ;Match 5 ;Match 2 ;Match 4 ;Match 6

Second round repechage

;Match 1 ;Match 2

9th–12th place classifications

Quarter-finals

;Match 1 ;Match 3 ;Match 2 ;Match 4

5th–8th place classifications

Semi-finals

;Match 1 ;Match 2

Finals

;Bronze medal match ;Gold medal match

References

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