BMX rider Saya Sakakibara is all too aware of the risks of her chosen profession. Her brother sustained a traumatic brain injury while racing, and Sakakibara has had two severe concussions, the second ...

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — Saya Sakakibara seriously thought about giving up BMX racing a few years ago. She had suffered a concussion in a crash during the Tokyo Olympics, then had another ...

A heartbreaking crash ended her Olympic dream in Tokyo. Three years later, she wants to right the wrongs at the Paris Games Link Copied! In June 2022, after a concussion put BMX rider Saya Sakakibara ...

Australian Olympic BMX champion Saya Sakakibara has announced she will relive her journey to a long-awaited gold medal in a ...

Another concussion almost a year after the crash in Tokyo left Sakakibara unable to enjoy racing. She also worried that another concussion might be too much of a risk, so much so that she told her ...