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Ian Chadband

SHOCKING: Aussie medal hope kennedy crashes in bmx racing final - You Need To See This

Saya Sakakibara hugs brother Kai after her BMX race triumph at the Olympics. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Saya Sakakibara has shed tears of joy with her inspirational brother Kai after she overcame COVID-19 to pedal furiously to Olympic glory on her BMX rocket bike.

Three years after Australia watched in horror when she was stretchered away following a crash in a semi-final at the Tokyo Games, the 24-year-old Gold Coast rider completed her emotional comeback in triumph at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines circuit on Friday.

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