The women's

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at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 2 August.

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and Miriam Welte of

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won the gold medal with a time of 32.798 seconds. China won the silver medal and Australia took bronze.

Competition format

The

is a two-lap race between two teams of two cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. Each member of the team must lead for one of the laps. The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top eight teams advanced to the first round. The first round comprised head-to-head races based on seeding (1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, etc.). The winners of those four heats advanced to the medal round, with the two fastest winners competing in the gold medal final and the two slower winners facing off for bronze.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time

Results

Qualification

*The ride of Varnish and Pendleton for Great Britain took place prior to that of Gong and Guo of China, and broke the existing world record. It was then immediately beaten by the Chinese team's time in the next heat.

First round

*Great Britain won their heat with a time which would have qualified them for the gold medal match, but they were relegated for an early exchange.

Finals

Final bronze medal

Final gold medal

*China had the best time in the final, but were relegated for an early exchange.

References

Victoria Pendleton & Jess Varnish relegated from team sprint

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