# Dramatic first day ends French hopes in Olympic keirin

*By Simon | August 10, 2024*

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## 󠀁[Dramatic first day ends French hopes in Olympic keirin](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/08/dramatic-first-day-ends-french-hopes-in-olympic-keirin/)󠁿

10 August 2024

Day one of the men’s keirin competition ended in subdued circumstances, with the
re-running of the final repechage heat after a nasty crash involving Trinidad
and Toboago’s Kwesi Browne.

Going into the final lap, Browne found himself sandwiched between Ortega and
Chugay. His front wheel touched Ortega’s rear wheel, sending Browne to the
floor, and causing the race to be immediately halted. A re-run took place after
the women’s sprint races, won by James Hedgcock.

The commissaires ended the hopes of Malaysian favourite Azizulhasni Awang,
[disqualified](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/08/shock-dq-for-malaysian-star-awang-in-keirin-first-round/)
for passing the derny; and indeed the French crowd, following the relegation of
the competition’s final Frenchman, Rayan Helal.

### First round

**Heat 1
Through: Glaetzer 🇦🇺, Hoogland 🇳🇱Repechages: Ota 🇯🇵, Tjon En Fa 🇸🇷, Helal 🇫🇷Out:
Awang 🇲🇾 (
[DSQ](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/08/shock-dq-for-malaysian-star-awang-in-keirin-first-round/)
)

Helal delights the crowd with an early attack, but Hoogland and Glaetzer lead
the bunch over the top. Ota tries to slip between them at the finish but the
line comes too soon.

**Heat 2
Through: Lavreysen 🇳🇱, Carlin 🇬🇧Repechages: Vigier 🇫🇷, Zhou 🇨🇳, Chugay 🇰🇿,
Doernbach 🇩🇪

Carlin and Doernbach jostle initially for the lead. The crowd _oooh_s as
Carlin’s twitch forces Vigier and Lavreysen up the track. But it only briefly
detains the Dutchman, a clear winner ahead of the British rider.

**Heat 3
Through: Richardson 🇦🇺, Nakano 🇯🇵Repechages: Liu 🇨🇳, Turnbull 🇬🇧, Hedgcock 🇨🇦,
Spies 🇿🇦

Richardson follows Nakano to the front with two laps to go, then passes him in
the final bend to take the win.

**Heat 4
Through: Yakovlev 🇮🇱, Quintero 🇨🇴Repechages: Browne 🇹🇹, Angsuthasawit 🇹🇭, Wammes
🇨🇦, Spiegel 🇩🇪

Yakovlev starts at the back, but powers to the front at the first opportunity,
and opens up a gap ahead of Quintero. Nobody gets close to the Israeli, and the
Colombian leads the pack in.

**Heat 5
Through: Paul 🇹🇹, Rudyk 🇵🇱Repechages: Ortega 🇨🇴, Dakin 🇳🇿, Lendel 🇱🇹, Sahrom 🇲🇾
(REL)

Ortega claims the front, but sees Paul and Rudyk come past him as the bell
begins to ring. Sahrom slots in front of the Colombian, and makes his way up the
inside as Paul drifts – but he is relegated for riding on the _cote d’azur_
infield band.

### Repechages

**Heat 1
Through: Ota 🇯🇵, Dakin 🇳🇿Out: Doernbach 🇩🇪, Spies 🇿🇦, Angsuthasawit 🇹🇭

Dakin tries to get away, but Ota responds from third to take the lead, with
Doernback slotting in behind. Dakin is boxed but forces his way up the inside to
claim second behind the Japanese rider.

**Heat 2
Through: Turnbull 🇬🇧, Spiegel 🇩🇪Out: Zhou 🇨🇳 (REL), Vigier 🇫🇷, Lendel 🇱🇹

They are stacked five-high on the back straight of the final lap! – but Zhou is
clearly on the _cote d’azur_. Turnbull comes down from the top, Spiegel comes
through the middle. Zhou is first across the line, but it’s an easy decision for
the commissaires.

**Heat 3
Through: Sahrom 🇲🇾, Wammes 🇨🇦Out: Helal 🇫🇷 (REL), Liu 🇨🇳, Tjon En Fa 🇸🇷

Helal, Sahrom and Wammes cross the line together. Helal looks to have done
enough to qualify, to the relief of the home crowd – but a few minutes later
comes the news of his relegation.

**Heat 4
Through: Hedgcock 🇨🇦, Ortega 🇨🇴Out: Chugay 🇰🇿, Browne 🇹🇹 (DNF)

After a nasty crash for Browne, the re-run becomes a three-up, with two going
through. Hedgcock comes through on the inside to claim the lead at the bell, and
Ortega comes over the top of Chugay for second.

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