The first competition of this event was at the 2008 championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.
From 2014 onwards, the United States came to prominence, winning four titles, with Australia the winner on three occasions.
In 2021, Germany became the fourth different nation to win gold in the event.
Until 2014, the distance raced was 3 kilometres, or twelve laps on a typical indoor velodrome track.
Her team mate, Joanna Rowsell and American riders Jennifer Valente and Chloé Dygert have each won the event four times, while Australian Ashlee Ankudinoff has won three gold medals over a span of nine years.