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Tokyo Olympics: Bethany Shriever & Kye Whyte win historic medals in BMX racing
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Dates: 23 July-8 August
Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Britain s Bethany Shriever won gold in the women s BMX racing final, moments after team-mate Kye Whyte claimed the nation s first Olympic medal in the event with silver in the men s.
Shriever, 22, was lifted into the air by Whyte as the pair celebrated their historic achievements in Tokyo.
A long and arduous journey on and off the track ended in jubilation as Beth Shriever won Britain’s first BMX gold medal at the Olympic Games on Friday.
A succession of injuries, the withdrawal of UK Sport funding, a cancelled “holiday of a lifetime” for her family and the trials of training in lockdown were all erased as the 22-year-old, from Leytonstone, east London, won her race in Tokyo.
After even more tension during a 45-minute rain delay before the semi-final, Shriever held off defending champion Mariana Pajon, of Colombia, in a desperate finish in the final to take the gold.
From riding a second-hand bike to winning Olympic gold – Bethany Shriever s mother says BMX star proves normal kids can win
Bethany Shriever turned to crowdfunding her dream that may inspire children around the country to try out BMX after she struck gold in Tokyo
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She started out on a second-hand bike, and only made it to Tokyo thanks, in part, to crowdfunding support.
Yet, against all odds, Bethany Shriever, who worked part-time as a teaching assistant to her cover costs, has struck gold in Japan, with her mother hailing the feat as absolutely amazing .
Having got up at 2am to watch the race at home in Finchingfield, Essex, the 22-year-old s mother, Kate, told
Tokyo Olympics: Bethany Shriever wins BMX gold as GB claim six medals
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Dates: 23 July-8 August
Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Bethany Shriever claimed a thrilling BMX gold and Duncan Scott extended his streak in the pool as Great Britain won six Olympic medals on Friday with potentially more to come.
A silver for Kye Whyte in the BMX men s race was Britain s first in the event at an Olympic Games, and a first gold quickly followed through Shriever in the women s race.