In the Tokyo Olympics and bicycle track event, women's sprint Yuka Kobayashi was eliminated in the second round, and women's Madison was abstained due to a lap delay.

The bicycle track event is held at "Izu Velodrome" in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.



Kobayashi participated in the women's sprint on the 6th, and in the qualifying to compete for the time, he finished 17th overall with 10 seconds 711, which set his own Japanese record at 0 seconds 001, and advanced to the first round by the top 24 players.



Then, in the first round, where they competed one-on-one, they lost to the British player who won the bronze medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament, but in the repechage, they finished first in the three and advanced to the second round.



In the second round, he lost to a French player, and in the repechage, he lost to a player from the Russian Olympic Committee, so he did not advance to the third round.

In addition, the pair of Yumi Kajihara and Kisato Nakamura who participated in the Women's Madison was abstained due to a lap delay and could not finish.



In this event, the United Kingdom won the gold medal, Denmark won the silver medal, and the Russian Olympic Committee won the bronze medal.

Yumi Kajihara "I'm sorry I couldn't leave a result"

The pair of Yumi Kajihara and Kisato Nakamura, who participated in the Madison Women's Bicycle, was unable to finish due to a lap delay.



Kajiwara said, "I couldn't keep up with the other players because they were so fast right after the start of the race. It was a really difficult development, but even so, I heard a lot of applause from the spectators and put effort into the pedals. I'm sorry I couldn't leave the result. "



Regarding the women's omnium, which is expected to receive medals on the 8th, "I was able to stand on this stage thanks to many people, so I would like to prepare to give back with the results at the omnium tomorrow." Turned to.

Kisato Nakamura "I want to say thank you to everyone involved."

Nakamura said, "I was feeling better in terms of physical strength and I was confident in the race, but there were many technical shortcomings such as positioning, so I should look back on various things now that the race is over. I've come to understand the point, "he said with tears in his eyes.



On top of that, regarding the Olympics that he participated in for the first time, "It was a development that made me want to stop pedaling immediately, but I was encouraged by the power of support and I was able to keep my feelings. This Olympics is the first and last, but There were many times when I wanted to get away from the competition. I was able to stay and work hard because there were people who supported me, so I regretted it, but I want to say thank you to everyone involved. " I was talking.