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Britain’s Charlotte Worthington springs BMX freestyle upset to win Olympic gold

01-Aug-2021 02:30:58 | The Guardian

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Charlotte Worthington added to Britain’s BMX success in Tokyo with a surprise gold medal in the women’s freestyle park, before her team-mate Declan Brooks, 25, then took bronze in the men’s event.

Worthington, the Manchester-born 25-year-old, fell after a hard landing early in her first run in the park discipline – two 60-second attempts along an obstacle course of ramps and walls, with the best score the one that counts.

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