Olympics-Australia's Sakakibara takes gold in women's BMX Racing

Paris 2024 Olympics - BMX Racing - Women, Final - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France - August 02, 2024. Gold medallist Saya Sakakibara of Australia celebrate after the race. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Saya Sakakibara of Australia won gold in women's BMX Racing in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Friday.

Manon Veenstra of the Netherlands took silver, while Zoe Claessens of Switzerland claimed bronze.

(Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Hugh Lawson)