Editing Madison (cycling) (section)

==Olympics==
The Madison was an Olympic event for men in 2000, 2004 and 2008, but was dropped ahead of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], in part for reasons of gender equality as there was no equivalent race for women at that time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-plans-major-shake-up-of-olympic-track-programme/|title=UCI plans major shake-up of Olympic track programme|work=cyclingnews|date=26 September 2009|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>

In June 2017, the [[International Olympic Committee]] announced that the Madison would be added to the Olympic programme for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/pressreleases/madison-and-bmx-freestyle-park-added-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-programme/|title=Madison and BMX Freestyle Park added to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Programme|date=9 June 2017|access-date=24 March 2018|work=Union Cycliste Internationale}}</ref> The 2020 Games includes a relaunch of the men's Madison event, as well as the introduction of the women's Madison as an Olympic event for the first time. The inaugural women's event was won by [[Katie Archibald]] and [[Laura Kenny]] for [[Team GB]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C73H_CTRWMADISON-----------FNL-000100--.pdf|title=Tokyo 2020 Official Reports - Final Results - Women's Madison|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2021-08-06|archive-date=2021-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806191816/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CTR/OG2020-_CTR_C73H_CTRWMADISON-----------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>