Kai Sakakibara

Kai Sakakibara

Personal information
Born	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 29) Gold Coast, Queensland
Team information
Current team	Australia
Discipline	BMX racing
Role	Rider

Kai Sakakibara (born 29 July 1996) is an Australian male BMX rider, representing his nation at international competitions. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

He competed in the time trial event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships. ^{[7] [8]}

Kai crashed at a World Cup event in Bathurst, Australia in 2020, suffering a life-changing brain injury. ^[9]

Personal life

His sister Saya Sakakibara is also a BMX racer, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Tokyo-raised athlete support project | Sports TOKYO Information".
2. "Kai Sakakibara". FATBMX.
3. "Kai Sakakibara, brother of Olympic champion Saya, returns to cycling five years after devastating crash and sets sights on Paralympic debut". Olympics.com. 3 April 2025.
4. "Interview – Kai Sakakibara". BMX Weekly.
5. "Kai was almost killed in a BMX crash 5 years ago. Now he's national champion". ABC News (Australia) . 11 April 2025.
6. "The Kai Sakakibara Story | OVERCOMING ADVERSITY! By Jayce Cunning". FATBMX.
7. "2015 UCI BMX World Championships: Entry List By Event: Men Elite". Tissot Timing . Retrieved 1 February 2016.
8. "Sakakibara improving after BMX crash but will have "some permanent disability"". insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News. 19 April 2020.
9. "Sakakibara fights back tears as she pays tribute to her family and reveals she had COVID before historic BMX gold". ABC News (Australia) . 2 August 2024.
10. "BMX racer Saya Sakakibara 'inspired' by recovery of her brother Kai". Olympics.com. 31 July 2022.
11. "Sakakibara roars to glorious Olympic BMX race triumph". AAP News. 2 August 2024.

External links

• Kai Sakakibara at The-Sports.org
• Kai Sakakibara at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup