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Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin

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Venue
  
Rio Olympic Velodrome

Competitors
  
27 from 18 nations

Date
  
16 August

The men's Keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 16 August.

Contents

The medals were presented by HRH Prince Tunku Imran, IOC member, Malaysia and Dr Wagih Azzam, Vice President of the UCI.

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 Brasília Time

First round

Top two in each heat qualified directly for the second round; the remainder advanced to the first round repechages.

  • R1 Relegation for moving down towards the inside of the track and forcing other competitor off the track
  • R2 Relegation and Warning for moving down towards the inside of the track when a rival was already there

    • First round Repechages

    The winner of each heat qualified for the second round.

  • R3 Relegation for entering the sprinter's lane when the opponent was already there

    • Second round

    First three riders in each semi qualified for the final; the remainder advanced to the small final (for places 7-12).

    Finals

    The final classification is determined in the ranking finals.

    References

    Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin Wikipedia
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