Australian rider Sienna Pal and Manon Veenstra of the Netherlands compete during the 2026 BMX racing world championships. Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty ImagesGuardian sportTue 21 Jul 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 21 Jul 2026 19.22 EDTShareView image in fullscreenJuan Diego Pinilla García of Colombia crashes on the track in Brisbane.Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenThe crowd watches on at the Brisbane SX International BMX Centre where representatives from 41 nations are competing.Photograph: Mel Faull /AusCyclingShareView image in fullscreenJesse Asmus of Australia flies through the air in the men’s elite event before winning gold.Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenLéo Garoyan of France leads Ruben Gommers of Belgium during men’s heats.Photograph: Nigel Owen/Action Plus/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenAustralia’s reigning Olympic champion Saya Sakakibara rides her way to a silver medal after the final race was called off due to bad weather.Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenThe crowd reacts to the action on the track while the weather is still nice.Photograph: Mel Faull/AusCyclingShareView image in fullscreenJapan’s Hyoga Kiuchi crashes out while the other riders make a jump. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenSakakibara and Thalya Burford of Switzerland go head to head.Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenLars Bosch of Belgium (830) and Cameron Gatt of Australia (844) lead out in the men’s round one.Photograph: Nigel Owen/Action Plus/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenAustralian rider Joshua Jolly in action before winning the under-23 world title.Photograph: Albert Perez/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenRyo Shimada of Japan, Joris Daudet of France and Kamren Larsen of the US.Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenGreat Britain’s Ross Cullen leads a race before the wind picks up in Brisbane.Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAPShareView image in fullscreenSakakibara addresses spectators after racing is cancelled due to dangerous wind.Photograph: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com/ShutterstockShareExplore more on these topics
