Locals in the small Illawarra community of Helensburgh have congratulated Saya Sakakibara as she visited her hometown on Wednesday after winning gold in BMX racing at the Paris Olympics.

Although frankly, perhaps the best way to describe Glenn (he prefers his middle name) is like this: He’s not just a guy who rides all over the area on a kids’ BMX bike with a backpack on his ...

Since the age of three, Australian Kai Sakakibara was training to become a BMX champion, however he wasn't the only talent in the family. Never far from his side, younger sister Saya was also there.

Great Britain's Kieran Reilly qualified in top spot for the men's BMX freestyle final but Charlotte Worthington missed out on the chance to defend her women's title after failing to progress in Paris.