title: Japan at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
text: # Japan at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
  ## 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
  Japan competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015. A team of 13 cyclists (7 women, 6 men) was announced to represent the country in the event.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Name | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Men's sprint | 9.877 (Q), | 19 |
  | Kazunari Watanabe | Men's sprint | 10.038 | 27 |
  | Tomoyuki Kawabata | Men's sprint | 10.089 | 30 |
  | Kazushige Kuboki | Men's points race | 10 points | 11 |
  | Kazunari Watanabe | Men's keirin | | 21 |
  | Kazuki Amagai Seiichiro Nakagawa Kazunari Watanabe | Men's team sprint | 44.190 | 11 |
  
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  ### Women
  
  | Name | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kayono Maeda | Women's sprint | 11.406 | 28 |
  | Takako Ishii | Women's sprint | 11.290 | 30 |
  | Minami Uwano | Women's points race | 28 points | |
  | Sakura Tsukagoshi Minami Uwano Kanako Kase Yoko Kojima | Women's team pursuit | 4:35.929 | 12 |
  | Takako Ishii Kayono Maeda | Women's team sprint | 35.318 | 13 |
  | Kanako Kase | Women's keirin | | 17 |
  
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  ## 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
  Japan competed at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, United Kingdom from 2–4 March 2016. A team of 13 cyclists (6 women, 7 men) was announced to represent the country in the event.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Name | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kazuki Amagai Kazunari Watanabe Seiichiro Nakagawa | Men's team sprint | 44.96 | 12 |
  | Seiichiro Nakagawa | Men's sprint | | 20 |
  | Yuta Wakimoto | Men's keirin | — | 5 |
  | Eiya Hashimoto | Men's points race | 31 points | 5 |
  
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  ### Women
  
  | Name | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Kayono Maeda | Women's sprint | | 31 |
  | Takako Ishii | Women's sprint | | 33 |
  | Minami Uwano | Women's individual pursuit | 03:49.788 | 13 |
  | Kayono Maeda | Women's keirin | | 21 |
  | Minami Uwano | Women's scratch | — | 11 |
  | Minami Uwano | Women's points race | 2 points | 13 |
  | Sakura Tsukagoshi | Women's omnium | 62 points | 18 |
  | Sakura Tsukagoshi Minami Uwano Yumi Kajihara Kisato Nakamura | Women's team pursuit | 04:38.394 | 13 |
  | Takako Ishii Kayono Maeda | Women's team sprint | 34.721 | 14 |
  
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