Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's team sprint

The women's team sprint at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 5 April 2018.

Cycling Track – Women's team sprint at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Anna Meares Velodrome
Dates	5 April
Competitors	14 from 7 nations
Winning time	32.488 GR
Medalists
Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton    Australia   Natasha Hansen Emma Cumming    New Zealand   Lauren Bate Katy Marchant    England

Records

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

World record[lower-alpha 1]	China (Gong Jinjie, Zhong Tianshi)	32.034	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France	18 February 2015
Games record	Australia (Kaarle McCulloch, Anna Meares)	33.811	Delhi, India	6 October 2010

1. The mark of 31.928 set by China (Gong Jinjie, Zhong Tianshi) in the 2016 Olympic Games[1] was not ratified.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[2]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 5 April 2018	16:24	Qualifying
	20:51 / 20:58	Finals

Results

Qualifying

The two fastest teams advance to the gold medal final. The next two fastest teams advance to the bronze medal final.[3]

Rank	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
1	Australia Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton	32.578	–	QG, GR
2	New Zealand Emma Cumming Natasha Hansen	33.321	+0.743	QG
3	England Lauren Bate Katy Marchant	33.739	+1.161	QB
4	Wales Rachel James Eleanor Coster	34.413	+1.835	QB
5	Malaysia Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan Fatehah Mustapa	34.826	+2.248
6	India Aleena Reji Deborah Herold	35.309	+2.731
	Canada Amelia Walsh Lauriane Genest	DSQ

Finals

The final classification is determined in the medal finals.[4]

Rank	Nation	Time	Behind	Notes
Bronze medal final
	England Lauren Bate Katy Marchant	33.893	–
4	Wales Rachel James Eleanor Coster	34.415	+0.522
Gold medal final
	Australia Kaarle McCulloch Stephanie Morton	32.488	–	GR
	New Zealand Natasha Hansen Emma Cumming	33.115	+0.627

References

1. "Women's Team Sprint - First Round" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
2. "Cycling Track | Daily Schedule". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Cycling Track | Women's Team Sprint - Qualifying Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
4. "Cycling Track | Women's Team Sprint - Finals Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.