Nagoya (Japan), Sept. 28 -- Japan claimed both BMX racing gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, with Sae Hatakeyama winning the women's final and Asuma Nakai retaining his men's title.
China's Lin Haochao edged Indonesia's Fasya Ahsana Rifki by 0.033 seconds to secure men's bronze.
Racing took place in light rain at the Nagoya Velodrome BMX Race Course. Each category featured three preliminary runs, with the top four riders from each heat advancing to an eight-rider final decided over a single race.
Liao finished second in all three of her preliminary runs, while teammate Wang Mengyao won the first two runs in her heat. In the women's final, Hatakeyama crossed the line in 33.401 seconds,with Liao second in 34.500 and Ind...