Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint
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The women's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 19 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Women's Sprint at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Laoshan Velodrome | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 17 (preliminaries—1st round) August 18 (quarterfinals—final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 11.363/11.118 | ||||||||||||
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This track cycling event consisted of numerous rounds. The competition began with a time trial over 200 metres. The top 12 cyclists in that qualifying round were seeded into the 1/8 finals. There, they raced one-on-one. The six winners advanced to the quarterfinals, with the six losers getting another chance at the repechage. This repechage consisted of three-cyclist heats, with the two winners moving on to the quarterfinals.
Beginning with the quarterfinals, the head-to-head competitions switched to a best-of-three format. That format was also used for the semifinals and final. In addition, the bronze medal competition was a best-of-three match between the semifinal losers. The classification race for 5th to 8th places was a single race with all four cyclists competing.[1]