# Three pairs will contest the medals in women’s keirin final

*By Simon | October 20, 2024*

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## 󠀁[Three pairs will contest the medals in women’s keirin final](https://globalkeirin.com/2024/10/three-pairs-will-contest-the-medals-in-womens-keirin-final/)󠁿

20 October 2024

The women’s keirin final at the Track World Championships will feature two
riders each from Great Britain, Japan and the Netherlands.

**Katy Marchant** made it three wins out of three so far today with another
decisive ride in the first semi-final, with **Steffie van der Peet** second. In
the second semi, **Emma Finucane**‘s winning run came to an end, but she was
safe in second behind **Hetty van de Wouw** with no reason to press on.

For Japan, **Mina Sato** claimed third ahead of **Martha Bayona** in a photo
finish; **Fuko Umekawa**‘s third place in the second semi was safer.

Tempting as it may be to work together in the final for the best result, UCI
rules are clear: ‘Riders shall refrain from any collusion, manoeuvre or movement
likely to hinder the conduct or distort the result of the race. In the case of
collusion between riders, the commissaires may disqualify the riders concerned.’

### Semi-final 1

| ✅ | Marchant | GBR 🇬🇧 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 󠀁**✅**󠁿 | van der Peet | NED 🇳🇱 |
| ✅ | Sato | JPN 🇯🇵 |
| 󠀁**4**󠁿 | Bayona | COL 🇨🇴 |
| 󠀁**5**󠁿 | Wang | CHN 🇨🇳 |
| 󠀁**6**󠁿 | Yeung | HKG 🇭🇰 |

Sato comes over the top with two laps to go, prompting a response from Marchant.
Bayona senses danger and comes over the top. Van der Peet is stuck on the inside
in fourth; but a gap opens up in front of Sato, and the Dutch rider pounces to
claim second behind Marchant. Bayona, forced wide, misses out in the photo, with
Wang another half-wheel behind.

### Semi-final 2

| ✅ | van de Wouw | NED 🇳🇱 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ✅ | Finucane | GBR 🇬🇧 |
| ✅ | Umekawa | JPN 🇯🇵 |
| 󠀁**4**󠁿 | Vece | ITA 🇮🇹 |
| 󠀁**5**󠁿 | Mohd Asri | MAS 🇲🇾 |
| 󠀁**6**󠁿 | McCaig | AUS 🇦🇺 |

Van de Wouw leads the attack into the last lap, with Finucane following behind.
Vece is in fifth, sitting comfortably on Finucane’s wheel. But the Italian
hesitates into corner three, with Umekawa surging from behind. There’s clear air
between the front three who will fight for medals, and the back three headed for
the B final.

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