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Keirin drives Japanese people and gamblers crazy

2021-08-03T17:12:52.875Z


Little known in Europe, this cycling race is an extremely popular sport for the Japanese, who used all means to see it at the Olympic Games.


In Japan, keirin competitions are, like horse races in France, the setting for frenzied betting. Players follow with excitement the progression of runners wearing garish colors on helmets and helmets. On the track, the spectacular event will be at home this Wednesday (from 8 a.m.) in the Izu velodrome, 130 km from Tokyo, even without the cries and insults. On the 250 m ring, the race is divided into two stages, a slow procession, concentrated during the first 1400 m, the pace of the six runners is regulated by a trainer on a burdin (moped), before the rise in power , until the panic of the heartbeats when the impatient beasts are released, 625 m from the finish (two and a half laps), for an explanation at full speed.

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Along with judo and baseball (softball in its female version), keirin is one of the favorite sports of the Japanese.

Genesis.

“The world's first keirin race was held in the

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Source: lefigaro

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