A first step towards Olympic recognition? A delegation of IOC observers traveled to Hong Kong, where the track cycling world championships are currently taking place, for an evaluation mission for the women's Madison, a discipline proposed by the UCI to make its entry into the program for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Contested in the form of a relay by two teammates, the Madison (also called “American race”) concerns track riders already engaged in other individual events. Its introduction in its women's version at the Tokyo Games would allow the UCI to increase the number of medals in track cycling, to better meet the parity requirements of the IOC Agenda 2020, but without increasing the number of athletes. present at the Olympics.
— Published on April 14, 2017
