Olympic Games track cycling schedule revealed

The men's team sprint will open proceedings at the Olympic Games on August 11, with the men's team pursuit gold to be decided on day two

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Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny will be among the first Team GB riders on the track at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with team sprint qualifiers the opening event of the meeting.

Track cycling begins on August 11, the sixth day of the Games in Brazil, with the men's team sprint the first medal to be decided, with qualifying, first round and finals taking place in the same afternoon.

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Both the men's and women's team pursuit squads will also be in action on August 11, with qualifying taking place. The men will return the following day for round one and the finals, while the women get a day off before returning on August 13.

The men's omnium begins on August 14, culminating the following day, while Laura Trott will defend her omnium gold on August 15 and 16.

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The women's sprint and men's keirin will round out the meeting on August 16.

Rio Olympic Games Track schedule [GMT+4]

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Day 6 - August 11
16:00-16:16 Men's Team Sprint Qualifying Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:19-17:10 Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
17:10-17:23 Men's Team Sprint First Round Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
17:23-18:19 Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
18:21-18:29 Men's Team Sprint Finals Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
18:35-18:45 Men's Team Sprint Victory Ceremony Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Day 7 - August 12
16:00-16:14 Women's Team Sprint Qualifying Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:14-16:50 Men's Sprint Qualifying Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
16:52-17:17 Men's Team Pursuit First Round Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
17:17-17:28 Women's Team Sprint First Round Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
17:30-17:58 Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
18:00-18:08 Women's Team Sprint Finals Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
18:08-18:18 Men's Sprint 1/16 Final Repechages Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
18:20-18:50 Men's Team Pursuit Finals Row 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
18:50-19:00 Women's Team Sprint Victory Ceremony Row 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
19:00-19:10 Men's Team Pursuit Victory Ceremony Row 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
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Session 1
10:00-10:21 Women's Keirin First Round Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
10:23-10:42 Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
10:44-11:05 Women's Keirin First Round Repechages Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
11:07-11:15 Men's Sprint 1/8 Final Repechages Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
11:17-11:40 Women's Team Pursuit First Round Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
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Session 2
16:00-16:16 Men's Sprint Quarterfinals - Race 1 Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:18-16:22 Men's Sprint Race for 9th-12th Places Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
16:22-16:34 Women's Keirin Second Round Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
16:34-16:50 Men's Sprint Quarterfinals - Race 2 Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
16:53-17:21 Women's Team Pursuit Finals Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
17:21-17:25 Men's Sprint Quarterfinals - Race 3 Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
17:27-17:33 Women's Keirin Finals 7-12 Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
17:33-17:39 Women's Keirin Finals 1-6 Row 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
17:41-17:49 Men's Sprint Semifinals - Race 1 Row 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
17:49-17:59 Women's Team Pursuit Victory Ceremony Row 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
17:59-18:07 Men's Sprint Semifinals - Race 2 Row 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
18:07-18:17 Women's Keirin Victory Ceremony Row 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
18:17-18:21 Men's Sprint Race for 5th-8th Places Row 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
18:21-18:25 Men's Sprint Semifinals - Race 3 Row 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
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Day 9 - August 14
16:00-16:38 Women's Sprint Qualifying Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:40-17:02 Men's Omnium 15km Scratch Race Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
17:04-17:12 Men's Sprint Finals - Race 1 Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
17:12-17:40 Women's Sprint 1/16 Finals Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
17:42-17:50 Men's Sprint Finals - Race 2 Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
17:50-18:47 Men's Omnium 4km Individual Pursuit Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
18:47-18:51 Men's Sprint Finals - Race 3 Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
18:51-19:29 Women's Sprint 1/16 Final Repechages Row 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
19:29-19:39 Men's Sprint Victory Ceremony Row 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
19:42-20:00 Men's Omnium Elimination Race Row 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
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Session 1
10:00-10:19 Women's Sprint 1/8 Finals Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
10:21-10:48 Men's Omnium : Kilometre time trial Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
10:50-10:57 Women's Sprint 1/8 Final Repechages Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
10:59-11:17 Women's Omnium 10km Scratch Race Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
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Session 2
16:00-16:24 Men's Omnium Flying Lap Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:26-16:30 Women's Sprint Race for 9th-12th Places Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
16:30-17:20 Women's Omnium 3km Individual Pursuit Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
17:23-18:15 Men's Omnium 40km Points Race Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
18:17-18:35 Women's Omnium Elimination Race Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
18:35-18:45 Men's Omnium Victory Ceremony Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
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Session 1
10:00-10:16 Women's Sprint Quarterfinals - Race 1 Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
10:18-10:39 Men's Keirin First Round Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
10:41-10:57 Women's Sprint Quarterfinals -Race 2 Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
10:57-11:19 Women's Omnium 500m Time Trial Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
11:19-11:23 Women's Sprint Quarterfinals - Race 3 Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
11:25-11:46 Men's Keirin First Round Repechages Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
11:46-11:50 Women's Sprint Race for 5th-8th Places Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
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Session 2
16:08-16:00 Women's Sprint Semifinals - Race 1 Row 0 - Cell 2 Row 0 - Cell 3
16:36-16:10 Women's Omnium Flying Lap Row 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
16:44-16:36 Women's Sprint Semifinals - Race 2 Row 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
16:58-16:46 Men's Keirin Second Round Row 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
17:02-16:58 Women's Sprint Semifinals - Race 3 Row 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
17:42-17:05 Women's Omnium 25km Points Race Row 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
17:52-17:44 Women's Sprint Finals - Race 1 Row 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
18:02-17:52 Women's Omnium Victory Ceremony Row 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
18:12-18:04 Women's Sprint Finals - Race 2 Row 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
18:20-18:14 Men's Keirin Finals 7-12 Row 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
18:26-18:20 Men's Keirin Finals 1-6 Row 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
18:30-18:26 Women's Sprint Finals - Race 3 Row 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
18:40-18:30 Men's Keirin Victory Ceremony Row 12 - Cell 2 Row 12 - Cell 3
18:50-18:40 Women's Sprint Victory Ceremony Row 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
Stuart Clarke

Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.