It still does sting – Beth Shriever using Paris pain as fuel for world title bid

Beth Shriever says her Olympic frustration has only made her “hungry for this year and going forward” (Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Archive)

A year on from bitter disappointment at the Paris Olympics, Beth Shriever is using her frustration as fuel in her bid to reclaim the world champion’s rainbow jersey in Denmark this weekend.

Shriever went into last summer’s Games as favourite to defend the BMX racing title she won in Tokyo three years earlier, and certainly looked the part when dominating the early rounds.