WorldEuropeParis 2024Print articleSakakibara roars to gold in BMX after Tokyo horror crashIan ChadbandAug 3, 2024 – 6.46amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginKey PointsRead the latest Olympics coverage.Keep up to date with the medal tally.Explore the full events schedule.Sign up for AFR Performance – our twice-weekly Olympics newsletter on LinkedIn.Saya Sakakibara has pedalled furiously to Olympic glory on her BMX bike, scorching over the bumps and hollows of the Paris track to race to a landmark gold medal.Three years after Australia watched in horror as she was taken away on a stretcher following a crash at the Tokyo Games, the 24-year-old Gold Coast rider completed her emotional comeback at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines circuit on Friday.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreParis 2024OlympicsCyclingFranceLatest In EuropeFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In WorldThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHannah Tattersall, Rachael Bolton and Sally PattenHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerThe 3 traits that stand out among this year’s BOSS Young ExecutivesLife & LeisureThe most dangerous wine in the worldMax AllenWhy Maserati is bucking the EV trend with this supercarNothing is as good as the controls on these high-end headphonesRich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream
