The Women's sprint competition at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 1 and 2 March 2018.
Results
Qualifying
The top four riders advanced directly to the 1/8 finals; places 5 to 28 advanced to the 1/16 final.
Q = qualified directly for 1/8 finals
q = qualified for 1/16 finals
1/16 finals
Heat winners advanced to the 1/8 finals.
Q = qualified for 1/8 finals
1/8 finals
Heat winners advanced to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
Matches are extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceed to the semifinals.
Semifinals
Matches were extended to a best-of-three format hereon; winners proceeded to the final.
Finals
The final classification was determined in the medal finals.