Beijing, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the factbox on men's cycling madison at the August 8-24 Beijing Olympic Games:

    Introduction:

    Teams consisting of two riders will compete in a race run over a distance of 50km (200 laps) with intermediate sprints. The final placing will be determined by the accumulated points in the sprints, which occur every 20 laps, or by the distance according to the complete laps covered by each team. Teams having covered the same number of laps will be placed according to their accumulated points. Where there is a draw on laps and points, the place during the final sprint shall decide the final result.

    Sprint points will be awarded as follows: 5 points to the first team, 3 points to the second, 2 points to the third and 1 point to the fourth.

    Record: No records are kept for this event

    2004 Champions: Australia (Graeme Brown, Stuart OGrady)