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keirin
/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ°ùɪ²Ô /
noun
- a cycling race originating in Japan, in which groups of cyclists follow a pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of keirin1
Example Sentences
Thirty-one-year-old Marchant, who won Team Sprint gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was competing in the second heat of the women's keirin.
Meanwhile, Great Britain's Harry Ledingham-Horn finished fourth in the men's keirin, with Japan's Kento Yamasaki taking gold.
Richardson won silver in the individual sprint and keirin at Paris 2024, plus a bronze medal in the team sprint.
For 21-year-old Finucane, appearing at her maiden Olympics, her latest bronze follows the same colour in the keirin as well as a historic team sprint gold.
Ellesse Andrews of New Zealand, who beat Finucane in the semi-finals, won sprint gold, beating Germany's Lea Friedrich to add to the keirin title she won earlier in the week.
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