Ballerup, Denmark, Oct 17, 2024 (AFP) - Yamasaki brings keirin world title home as Japan takes two track golds

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2024-10-17

Kento Yamasaki won Japan's first world title in the men's keirin since 1987 as record-chasing Olympic gold medallist Harrie Lavreysen was eliminated in the semi-finals. It was one of two golds for Japan on the second night of the world track championships in Ballerup, Denmark, as Kazushige Kuboki then dominated the scratch race, a non-Olympic event. Even though the keirin was invented in Japan, the country's only title in either men's or women's......

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