American favourite Connor Fields crashed heavily in the third run of his semi-final in the Olympic men's BMX race on Friday and was taken off the track on a stretcher.
Fields crashed on the first 180 corner and was treated by medical staff before being carried away and loaded into an ambulance.
The reigning champion had already done enough to qualify for the final later, but his hopes of a second successive gold medal came to an end in brutal fashion. "We can confirm that Connor Fields is awake and awaiting further medical evaluation," a team official told Reuters.The semi-finals had been delayed for 45 minutes by rain and when racing begin there were several big crashes, although the course was dry and did not appear to be a factor.
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