競輪(けいりん)keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish

競輪(けいりん)をするために自転車(じてんしゃ)を買(か)う。

I'm buying a bicycle in order to participate in Keirin, a cycle racing event that usually covers 2km with a paced start and sprint finish. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

あのタイヤが細(ほそ)い自転車(じてんしゃ)は競輪(けいりん)用(よう)でしょう。

That bicycle with the thin tires is probably for keirin, a cycle racing event that usually covers 2km with a paced start and sprint finish. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

競輪(けいりん)は自転車(じてんしゃ)競技(きょうぎ)の一種(いっしゅ)で、激(はげ)しい競技(きょうぎ)である。

Keirin is a type of bicycle racing event, usually 2km with a paced start and sprint finish, and it is an intense competition. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

競輪(けいりん)の試合(しあい)を見(み)るなり、息子(むすこ)は自転車(じてんしゃ)が欲(ほ)しいと言(い)い出(だ)しました。

As soon as he watched a keirin race, my son said he wanted a bicycle. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}

競輪(けいりん)は2000年(ねん)のシドニーオリンピックで正式(せいしき)種目(しゅもく)として採用(さいよう)されたのだとか。

I heard that keirin, a cycle racing event usually 2km with a paced start and sprint finish, was officially adopted as an event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. {keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish}