Being disqualified for a technical error in an Olympic event is tragic for any athlete, but Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang had the added burden that the Paris Games are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Great Britain top medal table at five-day event in Konya, Turkey ...

Women's Keirin will be the fourth track discipline to race at the 2024 Paris Games. The women’s first round will take place at 7:26 a.m. on Wednesday. The men's Keirin first round will take place on ...

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 ...

Keirin racing is got its start in post-World War II Japan as a government-backed initiative to spur the nation’s economy through gambling. The races start off relatively docile with a pace bike called ...

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 ...