The women's sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.

[3] Canadian rider Kelsey Mitchell won gold, with Olena Starikova from Ukraine and Lee Wai-sze from Hong-Kong completing the medal positions.

This will be the 9th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since the introduction of women's track cycling in 1988.

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 2 qualified cyclists in the women's sprint.

The competition begins, as usual, with a qualifying round of time trials (flying start 200 metres).