USA BMX champion Connor Fields suffers heavy crash, exits on stretcher
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and last updated 2021-07-30 03:49:23-04
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Connor Fields crashed heavily in the third run of his semi-final in the Olympic men's BMX race on Friday and was taken off the track on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance.
There was no immediate word on his condition.
Fields had looked in total control as he finished third and first in the first two runs of his semi-final heat. ut in the third run he appeared to make contact with another rider going into the first steeply-banked 180 degree turn on the snaking concrete course and pitched forward. He was treated by medical staff before being taken away.