Great Britain's Bethany Shriever collects her Gold medal for the Cycling BMX Racing at the Ariake Urban Sports Park on the seventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Friday July 30, 2021. AN Essex Olympian made history this morning, winning Great Britain's first ever gold medal in the BMX event. Bethany Shriever, who hails from Finchingfield, won gold in the women's race at the Tokyo 2020 games. Teammate Kye Whyte has just delivered Team GB's first ever medal in the event, winning a silver at Ariake Urban Sports Park. Shriever, 22, led almost from start to finish during her race.