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Beth Shriever, the Olympic BMX champion in Tokyo, failed to follow up her success from three years ago, despite being the second fastest qualifier for the women’s final.
After making stellar progress, the 25-year-old’s failure to reach the medal positions was a major surprise. “I was just a little bit late out of the start and paid the price for it,” she said, after finishing the final, won by Australia’s Saya Sakakibara, eighth out of eight.
Written by Jeremy Whittle at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium
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