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In a thrilling men's BMX racing final at Ariake Urban Sports Park, Netherlands' Niek Kimmann stormed to victory in a time of 39.053.

Great Britain's Bethany Shriever wows with gold ahead of double Olympic champion Mariana Pajon of Colombia in the women's competition.

Women's Racing - Semi-Finals - Heat 1 - Results

1  F. STANCIL, USA, 2-4-1 = 7 Qualified
2  M. PAJON, COL, 1-2-5 = 8 Qualified
3  MEREL SMULDERS, NED, 6-5-3 = 14 Qualified
4  D. MECHIELSEN, CAN,  3-7-4 = 14 Qualified
5  S. SAKAKIBARA, AUS, 5-1-8
6  R. PETCH, NZL, 4-6-6
7  Z. CLAESSENS, SUI, 7-8-2

Men's Racing - Semi-Finals - Heat 1 - Results

1  Romain MAHIEU, FRA  1-2-1 = 4  Qualified
2  Carlos RAMIREZ YEPES, COL 4-4-2 = 10  Qualified
3  Sylvain ANDRE, FRA 2-3-6 = 11  Qualified
4  Connor Fields, USA 3-1-8 = 12 Qualified
5  N. TORRES, ARG 5-5-3
6  V. PELLUARD, COL 6-6-5
7  J. HARMSEN, NED 7-7-4

Filmed, Edit & Text: Peter Keller

I head to Tokyo to race on the Olympic Track for the test event.

The Olympics qualifying period started on 1 November 2018 and will go until 11 May of 2020. That means we're 6 months in and we've got 12 to go. We decided to give you an update on who is doing well at the moment and who are on the bubble making it to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. But first things first. A little explanation of how this works is needed. Only 9 spots are available for Men and Women at the first Olympic Games in Tokyo. Clearly, that's not a lot, especially when you know hundreds of riders are trying to make it there. During the Qualification period several events count where riders can score points for their nation. The nation ranking in the end is used to see which countries have conquered a spot to ride in Tokyo. The two best ranked riders per nation form the Nation ranking. Their points get added up and that way it's clear to see where their nation is ranked. For the moment the nation ranking looks like this.

Men:
1 AUSTRALIA 6230
2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5390
3 GREAT BRITAIN 3458
4 BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA 3360
5 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3300
6 COSTA RICA 2210

Matthias Dandois, 6-times World Champion of BMX flatland, having living experience in Tokyo, guides the incredible city combining history and modernity, Old & New Tokyo, by riding his bike in the city, discovering unique sceneries, visiting cultural attractions that are unique to Tokyo and appealing to Europeans. *The following contents were directed and produced by Eurosports.

Matthias Dandois, 6-times World Champion of BMX flatland, having living experience in Tokyo, guides the incredible city combining history and modernity, Old & New Tokyo, by riding his bike in the city, discovering unique sceneries, visiting cultural attractions that are unique to Tokyo and appealing to Europeans. *The following contents were directed and produced by Eurosports. 

Matthias Dandois, 6-times World Champion of BMX flatland, having living experience in Tokyo, guides the incredible city combining history and modernity, Old & New Tokyo, by riding his bike in the city, discovering unique sceneries, visiting cultural attractions that are unique to Tokyo and appealing to Europeans. *The following contents were directed and produced by Eurosports.