Editing Keirin (section)

==Olympics==
Keirin made its debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/cycling-track-equipment-and-history?tab=History | title=Cycling Track Equipment and History | access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> as a men's event, after being admitted into the Olympics in December 1996.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7525072.stm |title=Cycling cash linked to Olympics |date=27 July 2008 |work=BBC News}}</ref> The women's event was added for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].

A [[BBC News]] investigation, reported in July 2008, found evidence that following admission into the Olympics, the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] required (in writing) the [[JKA Foundation|Japan Keirin Association]] to support UCI projects in "material terms"; over a period of time the association subsequently gave US$3&nbsp;million to UCI in consideration of "the excellent relationship the UCI has with representatives of the Olympic movement". The UCI and its then-president, [[Hein Verbruggen]], denied any wrongdoing.<ref name="bbc" />

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|Men's keirin]] took place on 7 and 8 August 2021, with 30 cyclists from 18 nations competing, and the gold medal going to [[Jason Kenny]] from Great Britain.  The [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|Women's keirin]] took place on 4 and 5 August 2021, with 29 cyclists from 18 nations competing, and the gold medal going to [[Shanne Braspennincx]] from The Netherlands.

; Men
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-top:0; margin-left:1em"
!Olympics !! Men's Champion
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics#Track cycling|2000]] || {{flagIOCathlete|[[Florian Rousseau]]|FRA|2000 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2004]] || {{flagIOCathlete|[[Ryan Bayley]]|AUS|2004 Summer}}
|-l
|[[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2008]] || {{flagIOCathlete|[[Chris Hoy]]|GBR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2012]] || {{flagIOCathlete|[[Chris Hoy]]|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2016]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jason Kenny]]|GBR|2016 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2020]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Jason Kenny]]|GBR|2020 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin|2024]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Harrie Lavreysen]]|NED|2024 Summer}}
|}

;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em"
!Olympics !! Women's Champion
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|2012]] ||{{flagIOCathlete|[[Victoria Pendleton]]|GBR|2012 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|2016]] ||{{flagIOCathlete|[[Elis Ligtlee]]|NED|2016 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|2020]] ||{{flagIOCathlete|[[Shanne Braspennincx]]|NED|2020 Summer}}
|-
|[[Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|2024]] ||{{flagIOCathlete|[[Ellesse Andrews]]|NZL|2024 Summer}}
|-
|}