The keirin races involve 6.5 laps of the track behind a pace-setter, followed by a 2.5 lap sprint to the finish. The tournament consisted of a first round and repaches, a second round and the finals. The first rounds and repechages narrowed the field to 12. The second round divided the remaining 12 into six finalists. The final round also included a ranking race for 7th to 12th place.[1]
Schedule
Saturday 17 November
12:35-13:05 First round
14:00-14:30 First round repaches
20:04-20:14 Second round
21:16-21:21 Finals 7th - 12th Places
21:23-21:28 Finals 1st - 6th Places
The first three riders of each heat advanced to the final race.
The top 3 riders of each heat advanced to the final race and the others to 7th - 12 classification race.