Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleToshiaki Fushimi, left, won silver in the team sprint in Athens 2004 (Getty)Toshiaki Fushimi, an Olympic silver medallist and highly successful keirin cyclist, died on Sunday after sustaining critical injuries in a race crash on Saturday. The 50-year-old suffered fractures to his cervical vertebrae and skull when he crashed into a safety barrier during the Matsusaka Keirin in Japan, attempting to avoid a pile-up. Fushimi, who made his professional keirin debut in 1995, had a distinguished career, winning 619 races, five G1 titles, and the Keirin Grand Prix twice. The Japan Keirin Association (JKA) confirmed his death and its chairman, Hiroshi Kido, expressed heartbreak, pledging to review safety measures following the incident. Tributes poured in from the cycling community, including from Malaysian former professional cyclist Josiah Ng Onn Lam, who remembered Fushimi as one of Japan's best keirin riders and a true professional. In fullOlympic silver medallist dies after horror crash during bike raceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Olympic cyclist dies after suffering serious injuries during race
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleToshiaki Fushimi, left, won silver in the team sprint in Athens 2004 (Getty)Toshiaki Fushimi, an Olympic silver medallist and highly successful keirin cyclist, died on Sunday after sustaining critical injuries in a race crash on Saturday. The 50-year-old suffered fractures to his cervical vertebrae and skull when he crashed into a safety barrier during the Matsusaka Keirin in Japan, attempting to avoid a pile-up. Fushimi, who made his professional keirin debut in 1995, had a distinguished career, winning 619 races, five G1 titles, and the Keirin Grand Prix twice. The Japan Keirin Association (JKA) confirmed his death and its chairman, Hiroshi Kido, expressed heartbreak, pledging to review safety measures following the incident. Tributes poured in from the cycling community, including from Malaysian former professional cyclist Josiah Ng Onn Lam, who remembered Fushimi as one of Japan's best keirin riders and a true professional. In fullOlympic silver medallist dies after horror crash during bike raceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
