The Individual Sprint was held at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896. It was then held sporadically, in 1900 and 1908, until returning as a mainstay for men’s track competition in 1920. The women’s sprint was the first track event held for women in the Olympic Games, added at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
This classic, short distance race begins with 200m time trials to set up brackets of qualified riders, followed by knockout heats pitting two riders against each other for three laps to reach the finals.
