Keiokaku Velodrome
Entrance to Keiokaku Velodrome | |
Established in | 1949 |
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Race course | 400m |
Agari time record (back stretch to finishing line) | 10.4s set by Shane Perkins, October 14th 2015 |
Major events in 2015 | |
68th Japan Keirin Championship (第68回日本選手権競輪) | |
Keirin Grand Prix 2015 (KEIRINグランプリ2015) | |
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Night Racing at Keiokaku
Keiokaku Velodrome (京王閣競輪場, Keiōkaku Keirinjyō), also known as TOKYO OVAL KEIOKAKU, is a velodrome located in Chōfu, Tokyo that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" (公営競技, kōei kyōgi) where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 27# (27 sharp).
Keiokaku's oval is 400 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,025 meters consists of five laps around the course.
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Coordinates: 35°38′36″N 139°32′01″E / 35.643238°N 139.533625°E
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- Velodromes in Japan
- Sports venues in Tokyo
- Cycle racing in Japan
- Chōfu, Tokyo
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