Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint explained

Event:	Cycling Track – Men's sprint
Games:	2022
Venue:	Lee Valley VeloPark
Dates:	31 July
Competitors:	26
Nations:	10
Gold:	Matthew Richardson
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Nicholas Paul
Silvercga:	TTO
Bronze:	Jack Carlin
Bronzecga:	SCO
Prev:	2018
Next:	2026

The men's sprint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 31 July 2022.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record		9.100	Cochabamba, Bolivia	6 September 2019
Games record		9.583	Brisbane, Australia	7 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:^[2]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 31 July 2022	10:02	Qualifying
	10:57	1/8 finals
	11:34	Quarterfinals
	15:10	Semifinals
	style=background:lemonchiffon	17:42	style=background:lemonchiffon	Finals

Results

Qualifying

Top 16 riders qualified for the 1/8 finals.^[3]

Rank	Riders	Time	Behind	Notes
1		9.445	—	, GR
2		9.598	+0.153
3		9.599	+0.154
4		9.652	+0.207
5		9.747	+0.302
6		9.790	+0.345
7		9.846	+0.401
8		9.860	+0.415
9		9.920	+0.475
10		9.928	+0.483
11		9.986	+0.541
12		10.011	+0.566
13		10.012	+0.567
14		10.020	+0.575
15		10.026	+0.581
16		10.033	+0.588
17		10.060	+0.615
18		10.120	+0.675
19		10.129	+0.684
20		10.226	+0.781
21		10.310	+0.865
22		10.339	+0.894
23		10.361	+0.916
24		11.128	+1.683
25		11.249	+1.804
26		12.729	+3.284

1/8 finals

Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.^[4]

Heat	Rank	Riders	Gap	Notes
1	1		—
1	2		+0.151
2	1		—
2	2		+0.575
3	1		—
3	2		+0.035
4	1		—
4	2		+0.162
5	1		—
5	2		+0.066
6	1		—
6	2		+0.087
7	1		—
7	2		+0.037
8	1		—
8	2		+0.035

Quarterfinals

Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.^[5]

Heat	Rank	Riders	Race 1	Race 2	Decider (i.r.)	Notes
1	1		X	X
1	2		+0.276	+0.057
2	1		X	+0.040	X
2	2		+6.355	X	+0.067
3	1		X	X
3	2		+0.087	+0.151
4	1		X	X
4	2		+0.327	+0.124

Semifinals

Winners proceed to the gold medal final; losers proceed to the bronze medal final.^[6]

Heat	Rank	Riders	Race 1	Race 2	Decider (i.r.)	Notes
1	1		REL	X	X	QG
1	2		X	+0.154	+1.799	QB
2	1		+0.008	X	X	QG
2	2		X	+0.015	+0.008	QB

Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.^[7]

Rank	Riders	Race 1	Race 2	Decider (i.r.)
Gold medal final
		X	X
		+0.029	+0.628
Bronze medal final
		X	+0.010	X
4		+0.035	X	REL

Notes and References

Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – Entry List by Event. 29 July 2022. 30 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Competition Schedule. 27 July 2022. 30 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – Qualifying – Results. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – 1/8 Finals – Results. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – Quarter-Finals – Results. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – Semi-Finals – Results. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Sprint – Finals – Results. 31 July 2022. 1 August 2022. Birmingham 2022.