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Saya Sakakibara (born 23 August 1999) is an Australian cyclist competing in BMX racing events.
Personal and early life
Sakakibara was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, to a mother of Japanese heritage and a father of British citizenship. She started BMX racing at the age of four after watching her older brother Kai competing. The family moved to Sydney in 2007 and Sakakibara joined the South Illawarra BMX Club where her brother Kai was a member. She then began competing on the junior circuits and quickly rose through the ranks winning state and national titles.
As of 2019, Sakakibara is dating fellow BMX racer, Romain Mahieu.
Career
Sakakibara has represented Australia at World Championship level. She won a silver medal in the Junior Elite BMX Supercross at the 2017 World Championships. She was awarded AusCycling's Female BMX Racing Rider of the Year in 2020. She was selected for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics as part of the Australian team. She crashed in the semi-finals of the Olympics and did not qualify for the final.
She won the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup and retained her title in Tulsa in 2024.
She won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Major results
References
External links
Saya Sakakibara at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
Saya Sakakibara at Olympedia
Saya Sakakibara at Olympics.com
Saya Sakakibara at the Australian Olympic Committee
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- Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX racing
- Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 2024 in cycling
- List of Olympic medalists in cycling (women)
- List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners
