Australia's BMX racing superstar Saya Sakakibara has made an emphatic statement at the start of her redemption Olympics as she raced to three clinical victories to power into the semi-finals as top qualifier.
The double overall World Cup champion is favourite to pick up her first Olympic title at the BMX Stadium in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Friday and she reckoned she was perfectly happy to have that burden after her consummate quarter-final wins.
