Israeli cyclist Yakovlev loses at 1/8 stage, moves to repechage

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Israeli cyclist Mikhail Yakovlev loses to the UK’s Hamish Turnbull in the 1/8 finals of the men’s sprint at the 2024 Paris Olympics by 0.001 seconds, moving to the repechage round for another shot at advancing to tomorrow’s quarterfinals.

The eight cyclists who advance to the quarterfinals will battle for four spots in the semifinal. In that round, the two winners of the head-to-head matches will progress to a final match, where one will take gold and the other silver, and the two losers advance to a bronze medal faceoff.

Yakovlev is also slated to race in the men’s keirin event, which begins Saturday.

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