Japanese keirin and keirin as a sport event
![Final / Women's Keirin / 2020 Track Cycling World Championships, Emma Hinze エマ・ヒンツェ](https://i0.wp.com/morecadence.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9102.jpg?resize=1960%2C1306&ssl=1)
On account of ‘Koichi Nakano’, the legend, Japanese keirin came into the global spotlight. Nakano, as a professional keirin cyclist, won the sprint finals for 10 consecutive times at the Track Cycling World Championships. As a matter of fact, his championships attracted the global attention to Japanese keirin and that was a major reason for ‘KEIRIN’ being added to an Olympic event.
In Japanese keirin, cyclists’ initial act of forming groups referred to as ‘lines’ is a distinctive feature, but it’s banned in ‘KEIRIN’ when it comes to sport events.
Broadening the world of ‘KEIRIN’
![KEIRINグランプリ2019](https://i0.wp.com/morecadence.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8537-1.jpg?resize=1960%2C1306&ssl=1)
In this article, for a start of the series, we have introduced the outline of the world of ‘KEIRIN’. We’re going to explore it further in the next chapters. Let’s check it out.