Sakakibara wins gold after defying injury and family trauma

Saya Sakakibara on top of the world with gold medal after overcoming injury and family trauma.

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00:00needed to find that relationship with BMX and I think that I was able to find

00:06myself as a racer because up until that point I was a racer with Kai and I had

00:15to find myself as a racer without Kai by my side. I'd still represent him

00:20every time I'm on the track with the number 77 and it was so important that I

00:24had that number on my back and on my number plate this coming Paris and I

00:33just wanted to make him proud. I wanted him, I wanted to just get this win that

00:42shows the sacrifices and the efforts that we've both put in since we were

00:49kids. On top of the world, I'm very tired and I cried all my tears, I have nothing

00:58left. Yeah, honestly, I visualised this moment, I wanted this moment. It

01:04literally comes down to that split second of whether you go for it or you

01:08don't and I made the decision to go for it and I'm very happy.