Keirin
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Keirin, meaning “racing wheels”, is a track cycling event that originated in Japan in 1948 and gained Olympic status at the 2000 Sydney games.
The sport was born from the aftermath of the second world war, when Japan’s economy was at an all time low and the country was recovering from the ravages of war.
In order to help regenerate local economies and to circulate money the government built numerous Keirin racing velodromes around the country.
The government also licensed the sport for gambling as a means of enticing more money out of it’s citizens to contribute towards Japan’s post-war reconstruction.
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