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Tokyo 2020 adds Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation as Official Contributor

The Men's Keirin Finals race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The Japan Keirin Autorace foundation (JKA) will contribute financially to the maintenance of the Izu Velodrome Tokyo 2020 track cycling venue under a new deal with the Games' organisers.

The foundation, the official body for 'keirin' motor-paced cycle racing in Japan, will make the contribution following an agreement with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee to become an Official Contributor to the Games.

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