29th Olympic Games - JO

Beijing, China, August 9-23, 2008

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Event 23 - August 17: Men's Sprint 1/8 Final

Some favorites fail to advance to quarterfinals

By Rob Jones in Beijing

Once the racing started, there were a few surprises on the men's side, with defending champion Ryan Bayley (Australia), Stefan Nimke (Germany) and Roberto Chiappa (Italy) all failing to make to Monday's quarter final round. Chris Hoy (Great Britain), Jason Kenny (Great Britain), Theo Bos (Netherlands), Kevin Sireau (France), Mickael Bourgain (France), Teun Mulder (Netherlands), Max Levy (Germany) and Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) will contest the quarterfinals.

Awang was the only real new name among the remaining riders, and his blazing speed will make him a rider to watch for the future.

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Kazunari Watanabe (Japan) was no match for Chris Hoy (Great Britain).
Chris Hoy (Great Britain) keeps an eye on Kazunari Watanabe (Japan).
Jason Kenny (Great Britain) and Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia): Two of the top sprinters for the future.
Teun Mulder (Netherlands) seems to finally be finding his form.
Theo Bos (Netherlands) was impressive against Kevin Sireau (France).
Theo Bos (Netherlands) reacts to beating France's Kevin Sireau.
Mickael Bourgain (France) knocked Roberto Chiappa (Italy) out of the competition.
Maximilian Levy (Germany) was impressive against Ryan Bayley (Australia).
Kevin Sireau (France) won the 1/8th repechage to keep his medal hopes alive.

Results

Heat 1
1 Chris Hoy (Great Britain)      0.10.636 (67.694 km/h)
2 Kazunari Watanabe (Japan)              
 
Heat 2
1 Jason Kenny (Great Britain)    0.10.531 (68.369 km/h)
2 Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia)      
 
Heat 3
1 Teun Mulder (Netherlands)      0.10.888 (66.127 km/h)
2 Stefan Nimke (Germany)                 
 
Heat 4
1 Theo Bos (Netherlands)         0.10.777 (66.808 km/h)
REL Kevin Sireau (France)                
 
Heat 5
1 Mickael Bourgain (France)      0.10.734 (67.076 km/h)
2 Roberto Chiappa (Italy)                
 
Heat 6
1 Maximilian Levy (Germany)      0.10.763 (66.895 km/h)
2 Ryan Bayley (Australia)