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Keirin, Women

Date	13 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Velódromo Olímpico do Rio, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	27 from 18 countries

The keirin was believed to be the most open of all Olympic track cycling events and a case could be made for any number of women to be in contention for the podium. World champion Kristina Vogel of Germany, youthful Dutch European title holder Elis Ligtlee, Anastasiya Voynova, veteran Australian Anna Meares, the Chinese pair that had just won the team sprint in Rio – the list of contenders seemed endless. Though the Chinese riders were eliminated before the final, all the other favourites were all present.

Vogel took out the lead in the final but she faltered in the final stages, leaving Ligtlee to hold off the fast charging Becky James of Great Britain for the win. Ligtlee had only just qualified for the final after a fall by a Colombian rider had opened up space after she appeared trapped behind her opponents. Second placed James had appeared to be the next star in the sport back in 2013, when she won World Championship medals in four events, but major knee and shoulder injuries and a cancer scare had left her off the track for the best part of three years. Australia’s Anna Meares won her sixth Olympic medal in what she said would be her final Olympics.

Pos	Nr	Cyclist	NOC
1	213	Elis Ligtlee	NED	Gold
2	191	Becky James	GBR	Silver
3	164	Anna Meares	AUS	Bronze
4	224	Anastasiya Voynova	RUS
5	225	Liubov Shulika	UKR
6	199	Kristina Vogel	GER
7	201	Sarah Lee	HKG
8	209	Lee Hye-Jin	KOR
9	214	Laurine van Riessen	NED
10	181	Martha Bayona	COL
11	180	Zhong Tianshi	CHN
12	210	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU
=13	165	Stephanie Morton	AUS
=13	223	Darya Shmelyova	RUS
=13	216	Natasha Hansen	NZL
=13	170	Kate O'Brien	CAN
=17	188	Virginie Cueff	FRA
=17	186	Helena Casas	ESP
=17	173	Gong Jinjie	CHN
=17	183	Lisandra Guerra	CUB
=21	166	Olqa İsmayılova	AZE
=21	185	Tania Calvo	ESP
=21	187	Sandie Clair	FRA
=21	203	Shannon McCurley	IRL
=25	172	Monique Sullivan	CAN
=25	200	Miriam Welte	GER
=25	218	Liv Podmore	NZL

Round One (13 August 2016 — 10:00)

Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals

Heat One

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Kristina Vogel	GER	11.209	Q
2	Anna Meares	AUS	at 0.002	Q
3	Martha Bayona	COL	at 0.066
4	Anastasiya Voynova	RUS	at 0.186
5	Gong Jinjie	CHN	at 0.368
6	Monique Sullivan	CAN	at 0.411

Heat Two

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Sarah Lee	HKG	11.470	Q
2	Zhong Tianshi	CHN	at 0.212	Q
3	Darya Shmelyova	RUS	at 1.267
4	Laurine van Riessen	NED	at 3.929
DNF	Tania Calvo	ESP	–
DNF	Virginie Cueff	FRA	–
DNF	Liv Podmore	NZL	–

Heat Three

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Becky James	GBR	11.691	Q
2	Lee Hye-Jin	KOR	at 0.017	Q
3	Natasha Hansen	NZL	at 0.018
4	Helena Casas	ESP	at 0.092
5	Stephanie Morton	AUS	at 0.111
6	Kate O'Brien	CAN	at 0.244
7	Miriam Welte	GER	at 0.477

Heat Four

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Elis Ligtlee	NED	11.440	Q
2	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	at 0.010	Q
3	Lisandra Guerra	CUB	at 0.100
4	Olqa İsmayılova	AZE	at 0.256
5	Shannon McCurley	IRL	at 0.431
6	Sandie Clair	FRA	at 0.555
DQ	Liubov Shulika	UKR	–		1

Round One Repêchage (13 August 2016 — 10:44)

Top two finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals

Heat One

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Martha Bayona	COL	11.297	Q
2	Stephanie Morton	AUS	at 0.085
3	Virginie Cueff	FRA	at 0.144
4	Olqa İsmayılova	AZE	at 0.145

Heat Two

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Liubov Shulika	UKR	11.647	Q
2	Darya Shmelyova	RUS	at 0.116
3	Helena Casas	ESP	at 0.124
4	Tania Calvo	ESP	at 0.199
5	Monique Sullivan	CAN	at 0.306

Heat Three

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Laurine van Riessen	NED	11.293	Q
2	Natasha Hansen	NZL	at 0.001
3	Gong Jinjie	CHN	at 0.129
4	Sandie Clair	FRA	at 0.800
5	Miriam Welte	GER	at 1.669

Heat Four

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Anastasiya Voynova	RUS	11.155	Q
2	Kate O'Brien	CAN	at 0.175
3	Lisandra Guerra	CUB	at 0.260
4	Shannon McCurley	IRL	at 0.268
5	Liv Podmore	NZL	at 0.423

Semi-Finals (13 August 2016 — 16:22)

Top three finishers in each heat advanced to final.

Heat One

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Kristina Vogel	GER	11.288	Q
2	Elis Ligtlee	NED	at 0.398	Q
3	Anastasiya Voynova	RUS	at 0.533	Q
4	Lee Hye-Jin	KOR	at 1.046
DQ	Zhong Tianshi	CHN	–		2
DNF	Martha Bayona	COL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Anna Meares	AUS	11.135	Q
2	Becky James	GBR	at 0.011	Q
3	Liubov Shulika	UKR	at 0.041	Q
4	Laurine van Riessen	NED	at 0.165
5	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	at 0.192
DNF	Sarah Lee	HKG	–

Final Round (13 August 2016 — 17:27)

Heat 1-6

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Elis Ligtlee	NED	11.217
2	Becky James	GBR	at 0.033
3	Anna Meares	AUS	at 0.038
4	Anastasiya Voynova	RUS	at 0.111
5	Liubov Shulika	UKR	at 0.152
6	Kristina Vogel	GER	at 0.163

Heat 7-12

Pos	Cyclist	NOC	Time
1	Sarah Lee	HKG	11.407
2	Lee Hye-Jin	KOR	at 0.059
3	Laurine van Riessen	NED	at 0.140
4	Martha Bayona	COL	at 0.220
5	Zhong Tianshi	CHN	at 0.445
6	Simona Krupeckaitė	LTU	at 0.464