A three-member Australian BMX racing cycling team will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics with events scheduled on August 2 and 3.
Three-time Olympian Lauren Reynolds headlines the Aussie BMX racing cycling squad which also includes two-time World Cup gold medallist Saya Sakakibara and 2024 World Cup gold medallist Izaac Kennedy.
Reynolds, who made her Olympic debut at London 2012, made a mark at Tokyo 2020 after matching Australia’s best-ever result in women’s Olympic BMX racing when she placed fifth in the final. She finished 15th overall at London 2012 and 11th at Rio 2016.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old Izaac Kennedy will be making his Olympic debut in Paris. With two second-place finishes in Tulsa, USA, Kennedy clinched the overall men’s 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup title.
The 24-year-old Saya Sakakibara will be appearing in her second Olympics after making her debut at Tokyo 2020. The two-time World Cup gold medallist suffered a crash in the semi-finals in Japan.
Sakakibara won the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup title before successfully defending it in 2024.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Australian BMX racing cycling team
Lauren Reynolds – women’s event
Saya Sakakibara – women’s event
Izaac Kennedy – men’s event
Both the men’s and women’s events will begin with the quarter-final runs on August 2. Meanwhile, the semi-finals and finals will be held on August 3.
The BMX racing cycling events will be held at the BMX Stadium in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Paris.
There will be three quarter-final runs followed by a last-chance race in both the men’s and women’s events. Following three semi-finals each, cyclists will contest the men’s and women’s finals on August 3.
BMX racing was included in the Olympic programme for the first time at Beijing 2008. Sam Willoughby’s silver in the men’s event at London 2012 remains Australia’s only medal in the sport.
Paris 2024 Olympics Australia’s BMX racing cycling schedule
Live start times, all in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 15:04:41
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