Paris 2024 Olympics track cycling, Australia schedule: Sam Welsford leads a 13-member team

By Ali Asgar Nalwala
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Australian track cycling team.
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A 13-member Australian track cycling team, led by Sam Welsford and Kelland O’Brien, will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome from August 6.

The Australian team for 11 track cycling medal events includes six women and seven men. Sam Welsford and Kelland O’Brien, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s team pursuit at Tokyo 2020, will spearhead the challenge again.

Welsford, silver medallist in the men’s team pursuit at Rio 2016, will return for his third Games while Kelland O’Brien will feature at the Olympics for the second time in Paris.

Matthew Glaetzer, a five-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, will compete at his fourth Olympics, equalling the second-most appearances by any Australian male track cyclist, second only to five-time Olympian Shane Kelly.

Georgia Baker, a seasoned competitor from the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, will also compete in her third Olympics.

Alexandra Manly, Kelland O’Brien, Maeve Plouffe, and Matthew Richardson, who were part of the Tokyo 2020 team, will also represent Australia in Paris.

The squad includes six Olympic debutants: Conor Leahy, Chloe Moran, Kristina Clonan, Leigh Hoffman, Oliver Bleddyn, and Sophie Edwards.

Glaetzer, Richardson, Hoffman, and Clonan will compete in the sprint events. The remaining nine athletes will be in action in the endurance events.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Australian track cycling team

  • Women: Kristina Clonan (sprint, keirin), Georgia Baker (team pursuit, omnium, madison), Alex Manly (team pursuit, omnium, madison), Maeve Plouffe (sprint, keirin, team pursuit), Sophie Edwards (team pursuit), Chloe Moran (sprint, keirin, team pursuit, madison)
  • Men: Matthew Glaetzer (team sprint, sprint, keirin), Matthew Richardson (team sprint, sprint, keirin), Leigh Hoffman (team sprint, sprint, keirin), Kelland O’Brien (team pursuit, madison), Sam Welsford (team pursuit, omnium, madison), Conor Leahy (team pursuit), Oliver Bleddyn (team pursuit, omnium, madison)

Cycling has been part of every modern Olympic Games since Athens 1896.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Track cycling is one of the five cycling disciplines - track, road, BMX racing, BMX freestyle and mountain bike.

Track cycling will feature 12 medal events, with separate competitions for men and women. The events include sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit, omnium and madison.

Paris 2024 Olympics Australia’s track cycling schedule

Live start times, all in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

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Where to watch Paris 2024 Olympics track cycling live in Australia

Live streaming of the Paris 2024 Olympics track cycling events will be available on 9Now and Stan. The Paris 2024 track cycling events will be broadcast live on the Nine Network TV channels in Australia.