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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Keirin is one of the most fast-paced and potentially dangerous events at the Olympics. It is a form of indoor cycling, and it's something Team GB have had a lot of success in, with Sir Jason Kenny ...

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 ...