Olympics| Australia's Sakakibara wins women's BMX race gold


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  • Saturday, 03 Aug 2024

PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Saya Sakakibara completed a perfect day when she claimed the gold medal in the women's BMX racing at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

The Australian won all three of her semifinal runs and finished several bike lengths ahead of Manon Veenstra of the Netherlands in the final. Switzerland's Zoe Claessens finished the third.

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