Cycling At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin
The men's Keirin event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 10 and 11 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Background This was the 7th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2000. Qualification Competition format Keirin races involve up to 7 cyclists each (though the 2020 format has no races with more than 6). The cyclists follow a pace motorcycle for 3 laps (750 m); the motorcycle then pulls away and the cyclists race for another 3 laps. These distances are changed from the 2016 Games, shortening the paced section from 5.5 laps and lengthening the unpaced sprint from 2.5 laps. The motorcycle starts at 30 km/h and increases speed to 50 km/h before it pulls off. The tournament consists of four main rounds (up from three in 2016) and a repechage: * First round: Five heats of 6 cyclists each. The top 2 cyclists in each heat (10 total) advance to the second round; all oth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azizulhasni Awang
Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysians, Malaysian professional Track cycling, track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. He is also the first Malaysian to have competed in the Olympics five times. Azizulhasni was Team Malaysia's national Standard-bearer, flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He won his first World Championship medal in 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2009, a silver medal in the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint, individual sprint. His debut Olympic medal came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze in the Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin, individual keirin. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in the same category of Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kwesi Browne and also at the 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships.
He is currently training at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland in the lead up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan for which he has qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago in his pet event, the Keirin.
Kwesi Browne (born 31 January 1994) is a Trinidad and Tobago male track cyclist, representing Trinidad and Tobago at international competitions. He won the bronze medal in the keirin at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games The 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held November 14–30, 2014 in Veracruz, Mexico.Sport page< ... References< ...
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Kevin Quintero
Kevin Santiago Quintero Chavarro (born 28 October 1998) is a Colombian track cycling, track cyclist, who specializes in sprinting events. He has won numerous medals in continental games and championships, as well as competed at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2018, 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 2019 and 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He most notably won the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin, Keirin at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On 26 June 2024, the Colombian Olympic Committee chose Quintero and Javelin throw, javelin thrower Flor Ruiz as the flag bearers to 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris 2024. He will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin, Men's keirin on 11 August 2024. Major results ;2015 : 2nd Kilometer, 2015 Pan American Track Cycling Championships, Pan American Junior Champion ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mikhail Iakovlev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Yakovlev (; ; born 1 September 2000), also known as Mikhail Iakovlev, is an Olympic Israeli unofficial world-record-holding bicycle racing, racing cyclist. Born in Russia, he and his family moved to Israel, and he represents Israel internationally. He won the bronze medal in the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin, keirin event at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (representing Russia), and bronze medals in Sprint in the 2021 UEC European Track Championships, 2021 European Championship (representing Russia), and in the 2024 UEC European Track Championships, 2024 European Championship (representing Israel). In 2022 Yakovlev set a new unofficial world record in the Track time trial, 200m flying trial in 9.099 seconds. Iakovlev represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in cycling in the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint, Men's sprint. In it, he came in seventh, losing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Spies
Jean Spies (born 27 November 1989) is a South African professional racing cyclist. He rode in the men's scratch event at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In June 2021, he qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo .... References External links * 1989 births Living people South African male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) South African track cyclists Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for South Africa 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Hedgcock
James Hedgcock (born November 15, 2001) is a Canadian track cyclist competing in the sprint events. Hedgcock has won multiple medals in the team sprint and 1 km time trial events at the Pan American level. Career Hedgcock made his senior team debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. At the 2023 Pan American Games, Hedgcock won gold in the team sprint event. Hedgcock has won two medals in the team sprint event at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships, gold in 2023, with silver in 2022. In June 2024, Hedgcock was named to Canada's Olympic team. This marks Hedgcock's first appearance at the Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit .... References 2001 births Canadian male cyclists Living people Cyclists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hamish Turnbull
Hamish Turnbull (born 13 July 1999) is an English Track cycling, track cyclist specialising in sprint events. Representing Great Britain, he won a silver medal in the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint, team sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Career Turnbull earned a place in the British cycling squad at the age of 14. He became British champion for the first time after winning the British National Individual Sprint Championships, Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. He had finished third in 2019. At the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales he won another British title after winning the British National Team Sprint Championships, team sprint alongside Jack Carlin, Joseph Truman and Alistair Fielding, Ali Fielding. He also won two bronze medals, in the sprint and the keirin, at the same Championships. Turnbull won his third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, he wo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liu Qi (cyclist)
Liu Qi (born 29 November 2000) is a Chinese cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint, men's team sprint, and men's keirin events at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... References Chinese male cyclists 2000 births Living people Olympic cyclists for China Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists in cycling Asian Games silver medalists for China Chinese track cyclists {{China-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shinji Nakano (cyclist)
is a Japanese track cyclist. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's keirin in Paris on 11 August 2024. He is not to be confused with the ex-Formula 1 driver of the same name or the similar named ex-MotoGP rider Shinya Nakano is a retired Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Superbike rider. He is not related to the former Formula One racer Shinji Nakano. Career Early career Nakano was All-Japan 250cc champion in 1998, the highlight of a long career in ... See also * List of World Championship medalists in men's keirin References External links * 1999 births Japanese male cyclists Japanese track cyclists Living people Sportspeople from Iwate Prefecture Keirin cyclists Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games cyclists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maximilian Dörnbach
Maximilian Dörnbach (born 24 December 1995) is a German track cycling, track cyclist. Major results ;2011 : 1st Individual sprint, Junior National Track Championships ;2012 : 1st Team sprint, 2012 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior), Junior European Track Championships : Junior National Track Championships ::1st Kilometer ::1st Team sprint (with Richard Assmus and Nikolai Hoffmeister) ::1st Keirin ::1st Individual sprint ;2013 : 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships, Junior World Track Championships ::1st Kilometer ::3rd Team sprint : 2013 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior), Junior European Track Championships ::1st Team sprint ::1st Individual sprint ::2nd Kilometer ;2015 : 2015 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior), Under-23 European Track Championships ::1st Team sprint ::1st Kilometer : National Track Championships ::1st Kilometer ::2nd Team sprint ::2nd Keirin ;2016 : 2016 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & jun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrey Chugay
Andrey Chugay (born 17 January 2000) is a Kazakhstani cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and men's keirin events at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P .... References Kazakhstani male cyclists 2000 births Living people Olympic cyclists for Kazakhstan Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen {{Kazakhstan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |