Bostick will ride in the men's 4,000-meter individual pursuit and Paraskevin-Young in the women's match sprint.

There are five events for men and one, a match sprint for women.

Since Wednesday, when the five days of track cycling began, Marty Nothstein had been the powerhouse of the men's match sprint.

The match sprint was a two-man cat-and-mouse game, three laps around the 250-meter, steeply banked oval.

The three-time world champion moved a step closer to earning a medal when she qualified tonight for the semifinals of the match sprint.

Women's match sprint - Renee Duprel, Bellevue, Wash.

Nothstein's track specialty is the match sprint.

The 1,000-meter match sprint, or scratch, for both men and women, is a tactical race.

When bicycles built for two race in a match sprint, they start at a crawl.

In the 1986 world championships, Lindsey won the silver medal in the tandem match sprint, the same event but with all sighted riders.