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keirin

/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ°ùɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a cycling race originating in Japan, in which groups of cyclists follow a pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race
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Origin of keirin1

C20 Japanese
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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.

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Meanwhile, Great Britain's Harry Ledingham-Horn finished fourth in the men's keirin, with Japan's Kento Yamasaki taking gold.

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Richardson won silver in the individual sprint and keirin at Paris 2024, plus a bronze medal in the team sprint.

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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.

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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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