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Olympic silver medallist dies after horror crash during bike race

Toshiaki Fushimi, left, won silver in the team sprint in Athens 2004 - (Getty)

Former Olympic cyclist Toshiaka Fushimi has died due to critical injuries sustained in a horror crash at a bike race on Saturday.

The sport’s national governing body, the Japan Keirin Association (JKA), announced that the 50-year-old, who was hospitalised after crashing during the Matsusaka Keirin in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, died at 10.15am on Sunday.

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