Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysia's best hope for a gold medal in track cycling, was disqualified by a human error in the men's keirin ending his storied career on a low.

FUKUOKA—Like their male counterparts, women in the keirin bicycle racing circuit must endure grueling training sessions and risk broken bones and other serious injuries in the fierce, gravity-defying ...

In the men’s final, it was a showdown of the sprinters. Netherland Harrie Lavreysen was attempting to pull off the triple crown of titles after winning the men’s individual sprint and men’s team ...

KEIRIN is a cycling event that dates back to 1948 and is a much-loved Japanese creation. Boiled down to its basics, riders follow a motorbike which gets them up to speed, then lets them race to the ...

Most of you will know keirin racing as an Olympic discipline, but in Japan it’s big business. My money is on Mr Green with the huge thighs. The pacer winds his thing up and peels off. Mr Black goes ...

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Chinese track cyclist Yuan Liying had to be helped off the track by two coaches after causing a heavy wreck when she barely missed out on advancing through the ...

One of the Olympics’ best-loved and most prominent sports, track cycling has featured at every modern Olympic Games other than Stockhom 1912, with women’s events on the track added in 1988. But Emma ...

Riders must complete strict and intensive studies before graduating as approved professionals They bow as they walk their bikes onto the track and they do so again as they slot them into the start ...

They reveal their tactics before the race, wear armour to protect themselves from attacks and give presents to the opponents they beat. That does not happen in the keirin at the Olympics, inside the ...