Snapshot

NAME: Saya Sakakibara 
​STARTED:  Age 4
BORN: Gold Coast
LIVES: Sydney
​PLATE #: 88
DISCIPLINE: BMX
EVENT: Supercross

ABOUT SAYA

Born in Japan, Saya Sakakibara moved to Australia at the age of seven. 

Saya got her start in BMX after giving it a go one day after following her brother Kai to a race.

MAJOR RESULTS

OLYMPIC GAMES

Aiming for Tokyo 2020

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2019 – Elite - 7th
2018 – Elite - 6th
2017 – Junior Elite - Second 

WORLD CUPS

2019 / Round 6 - St-Quentin (FRA)EliteFinal5
2019 / Round 5 - St-Quentin (FRA)Elite1/2 Finals16
2019 / Round 4 - Papendal (NED)EliteFinal8
2019 / Round 3 - Papendal (NED)Elite1/2 Finals10
2019 / Round 1 - Manchester (GBR)Elite1/2 Finals16
2018 / Stage 8 - Santiago (ARG)EliteFinal1
2018 / Stage 7 - Santiago (ARG)Elite1/2 Finals14
2018 / Stage 6 - Zolder (BEL)EliteFinal6
2018 / Stage 5 - Zolder (BEL)Elite1/2 Finals15
2018 / Stage 4 - Papendal (NED)EliteFinal3
2018 / Stage 3 - Papendal (NED)EliteFinal5
2018 / Stage 2 - St-Quentin (FRA)EliteFinal2
2018 / Stage 1 - St-Quentin (FRA)EliteFinal3
2016 / Sarasota (USA)Elite1/2 Finals9
2016 / Rock Hill (USA)EliteFinal2

OCEANIA/NATIONALS

OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS:
​2019 – Elite, 1st
2017 – Junior elite, 1st
2016 – Junior elite, 1st

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
​2017 – Junior elite, 1st
2016 – Junior elite, 1st

NEWS

VIDEOS

GALLERY

“The girls are just as competitive so I don’t really feel like a female in the sport, I feel like an athlete."