# Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint

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The women's sprint event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 11 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

## Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1988.

## Competition format

The women's track sprint competition encompasses a qualifying round followed by a series of knockout and repechage rounds.
The qualifying round consists of each rider completing three laps in turn with their time taken from their final lap. The top 24 riders progress to the 1/32 finals.
The subsequent rounds are organised as follows:
* 1/32 finals: The top 24 riders are split into 12 head-to-head sprints based on qualifying time i.e. the fastest rider faces the 24th rider, 2nd faces 23rd etc. The winners progress to the 1/16 finals. The losers ride in the 1/32 repechage.
* 1/32 repechage: The 12 losers from the 1/32 finals face off in four heats of three riders. The winners progress to the 1/16 finals. The losers are out of the competition.
* 1/16 finals: The 12 winners from the 1/32 finals and the four repechage winners compete in eight head-to-head races. The eight winners progress to the 1/8 finals. The eight losers ride in the 1/16 repechage,
* 1/16 repechage: The eight losing riders from the 1/16 finals face off in four head-to-head heats. The four winners progress to the 1/8 finals. The losers are out of the competition.
* 1/8 finals: The eight winners from the 1/16 finals plus the four winners from the 1/16 repechage race in six head-to-head heats. The winners progress to the 1/4 finals. The losers ride in the 1/8 repechage.
* 1/8 repechage: The six losers from the 1/8 finals face off in two heats of three riders. The two winners progress to the 1/4 finals. The four losers are out of the competition.
* 1/4 finals to the final: The remaining eight riders compete in a regular knockout process, each round being a best of three race. The losers of the quarter finals are out of the competition. The losers of the semi finals race for Bronze. The winners of the semi finals race for Gold and Silver.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| 9 August 2024 | 14:00 14:48 15:38 19:10 19:58 | Qualifying 1/32 finals 1/32 finals repechages 1/16 finals 1/16 finals repechages |
| 10 August 2024 | 17:00 17:50 19:07 | 1/8 finals 1/8 finals repechages Quarterfinals |
| 11 August 2024 | 11:22 12:25 12:45 | Semifinals Classification 5–8 Final |

## Results
### Qualifying

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Time | Behind | Notes |
| 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | 10.029 | | Q, WR |
| 2 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | 10.067 | +0.038 | Q |
| 3 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | 10.108 | +0.079 | Q |
| 4 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | 10.132 | +0.103 | Q |
| 5 | Mathilde Gros | France | 10.182 | +0.153 | Q |
| 6 | Emma Hinze | Germany | 10.198 | +0.169 | Q |
| 7 | Mina Sato | Japan | 10.257 | +0.228 | Q |
| 8 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | 10.263 | +0.234 | Q |
| 9 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | 10.281 | +0.252 | Q |
| 10 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | 10.285 | +0.256 | Q |
| 11 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | 10.310 | +0.281 | Q |
| 12 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | 10.310 | +0.281 | Q |
| 13 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | 10.411 | +0.382 | Q |
| 14 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands | 10.479 | +0.450 | Q |
| 15 | Stefany Cuadrado | Colombia | 10.508 | +0.479 | Q, WJR |
| 16 | Miriam Vece | Italy | 10.560 | +0.531 | Q |
| 17 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | 10.581 | +0.552 | Q |
| 18 | Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé | France | 10.634 | +0.605 | Q |
| 19 | Yuli Verdugo | Mexico | 10.637 | +0.608 | Q |
| 20 | Riyu Ohta | Japan | 10.659 | +0.63 | Q |
| 21 | Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Malaysia | 10.709 | +0.680 | Q |
| 22 | Bao Shanju | China | 10.744 | +0.715 | Q |
| 23 | Marlena Karwacka | Poland | 10.758 | +0.729 | Q |
| 24 | Julie Nicolaes | Belgium | 10.809 | +0.780 | Q |
| 25 | Nikola Sibiak | Poland | 10.945 | +0.916 | |
| 26 | Sara Fiorin | Italy | 11.085 | +1.056 | |
| 27 | Chloe Moran | Australia | 11.112 | +1.083 | |
| 28 | Ese Ukpeseraye | Nigeria | 11.652 | +1.623 | |
| | Yuan Liying | China | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Nicky Degrendele | Belgium | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

### 1/32 finals

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Julie Nicolaes | Belgium | +1.015 | R |
| 2 | 1 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Marlena Karwacka | Poland | +0.632 | R |
| 3 | 1 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bao Shanju | China | +0.312 | R |
| 4 | 1 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Malaysia | +0.081 | R |
| 5 | 1 | Mathilde Gros | France | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Riyu Ohta | Japan | +0.201 | R |
| 6 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Yuli Verdugo | Mexico | +0.119 | R |
| 7 | 1 | Mina Sato | Japan | X | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé | France | +0.112 | R |
| 8 | 1 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | +0.187 | R |
| 9 | 1 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | X | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Miriam Vece | Italy | +0.250 | R |
| 10 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | X | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Stefany Cuadrado | Colombia | +0.378 | R |
| 11 | 1 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | X | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands | +0.100 | R |
| 12 | 1 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | X | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | +0.064 | R |

### 1/32 finals repechages

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Miriam Vece | Italy | +0.004 | |
| 1 | 3 | Julie Nicolaes | Belgium | +0.509 | |
| 2 | 1 | Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé | France | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Marlena Karwacka | Poland | +0.065 | |
| 2 | 3 | Stefany Cuadrado | Colombia | +1.258 | |
| 3 | 1 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Yuli Verdugo | Mexico | +0.001 | |
| 3 | 3 | Bao Shanju | China | +0.127 | |
| 4 | 1 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Malaysia | +0.059 | |
| 4 | 3 | Riyu Ohta | Japan | +0.326 | |

### 1/16 finals

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | +0.220 | R |
| 2 | 1 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands | +0.127 | R |
| 3 | 1 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé | France | +0.146 | R |
| 4 | 1 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | +0.077 | R |
| 5 | 1 | Mathilde Gros | France | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | +0.016 | R |
| 6 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | +0.087 | R |
| 7 | 1 | Mina Sato | Japan | X | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.042 | R |
| 8 | 1 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | +0.001 | R |

### 1/16 finals repechages

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Lauriane Genest | Canada | +0.179 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Steffie van der Peet | Netherlands | +0.070 | |
| 3 | 1 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé | France | +0.860 | |
| 4 | 1 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Daniela Gaxiola | Mexico | +0.131 | |

### 1/8 finals

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | +0.091 | R |
| 2 | 1 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | +0.658 | R |
| 3 | 1 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.116 | R |
| 4 | 1 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | +0.004 | R |
| 5 | 1 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mathilde Gros | France | +0.245 | R |
| 6 | 1 | Emma Hinze | Germany | X | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Mina Sato | Japan | +0.032 | R |

### 1/8 finals repechages

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Mathilde Gros | France | +0.027 | |
| 1 | 3 | Shaane Fulton | New Zealand | +0.276 | |
| 2 | 1 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mina Sato | Japan | +0.111 | |
| 2 | 3 | Kristina Clonan | Australia | +0.295 | |

### Quarterfinals

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | X | X | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.217 | +0.052 | F5-8 |
| 2 | 1 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | X | X | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | +0.076 | +0.147 | F5-8 |
| 3 | 1 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | X | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Emma Hinze | Germany | +0.048 | +0.036 | F5-8 |
| 4 | 1 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | X | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | +0.088 | +0.140 | F5-8 |

### Classification 5–8

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Gap |
| 5 | Sophie Capewell | Great Britain | |
| 6 | Emma Hinze | Germany | +0.064 |
| 7 | Martha Bayona | Colombia | +0.092 |
| 8 | Kelsey Mitchell | Canada | +0.493 |

### Semifinals

| Heat | Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 | Decider (i.r.) | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lea Friedrich | Germany | +0.014 | X | X | QG |
| 1 | 2 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | X | +0.053 | +0.151 | QB |
| 2 | 1 | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | X | | QG |
| 2 | 2 | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | +0.096 | +0.050 | | QB |

### Finals

| Rank | Cyclist | Nation | Race 1 | Race 2 |
| Gold medal final ||||||
| | Ellesse Andrews | New Zealand | X | X |
| | Lea Friedrich | Germany | +0.095 | +0.624 |
| Bronze medal final ||||||
| | Emma Finucane | Great Britain | X | X |
| 4 | Hetty van de Wouw | Netherlands | +0.237 | +0.160 |