BMX riders add gold and bronze to Dutch medal haul
Merel Smulders (in orange) races to bronze. Photo: Koen van Weel ANP
Dutch BMX rider Niek Kimmann has won gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite having damaged knee cap.
Kimman led from the start of the race and crossed the finishing line ahead of Britain’s Kye White and Colombian Carlos Ramírez.
‘I was willing to compromise this whole season for this goal, and the last weeks I felt the best I’ve ever been,’ Kimman told Olympics.com. ‘I felt the pressure, but I was pretty confident. Then I [crashed into a course official in training] on Monday and I thought my dream was over.
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Olympics Latest: An San of South Korea wins 3rd archery gold
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An San of South Korea has won her third straight archery gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
She won during a shoot-off in the final of the women’s individual event.
An beat Elena Osipova of ROC, the acronym for the Russian Olympic Committee, by a 6-5 score Friday. She scored a 10 in the shoot-off Osipova recorded a 8 to help her nation remain perfect in archery in Tokyo. An had a part in the mixed and women’s team gold medals as well, with the men’s team also winning. The last archery event will be the men’s individual competition Saturday.
Kimmann, Shriever win BMX racing gold; 2 stretchered off
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press July 30, 2021 1:15am Text size Copy shortlink:
TOKYO Niek Kimmann kicked off his second Olympics by colliding with a race steward who had wandered onto the track during training.
The Dutch rider spent the next three days doing everything he could to rehabilitate a knee injured in the crash, not knowing if he could be able to make it to the starting gate.
Kimmann was eventually cleared to ride and not even a sore knee could slow him down.
Kimmann shook off the freak accident to give the Netherlands its first gold medal in BMX racing, edging Kye Whyte of Britain at the finish line Friday at the Tokyo Olym
Shriever, Kimmann win BMX racing gold; 2 stretchered off Today 01:32 pm JST Today | 03:15 pm JST TOKYO
Niek Kimmann kicked off his second Olympics by colliding with a race steward who had wandered onto the track during training.
The Dutch rider spent the next three days doing everything he could to rehabilitate a knee injured in the crash, not knowing if he could be able to make it to the starting gate.
Kimmann was eventually cleared to ride and not even a sore knee could slow him down.
Kimmann shook off the freak accident to give the Netherlands its first gold medal in BMX racing, edging Kye Whyte of Britain at the finish line Friday at the Tokyo Olympics.
Australia s Saya Sakakibara, 21, is in the BMX semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics
Her brother Kai, 25, is cheering her on in Tokyo with their Japanese-born mum
Kai should have been in the men s BMX but had a horrific crash last year
The accident left him in a coma for two months with severe brain trauma
He has amazed doctors with recovery and is part of Paralympic torch relay