Kieran Reilly secures Paris 2024 Olympics silver for Great Britain in BMX freestyle
Great Britain’s Kieran Reilly secured BMX freestyle silver in a dramatic final in Paris.
The 23-year-old scored 93.70 in his opening run to put him in second place at that point and was guaranteed a minimum of a bronze medal by the time he appeared for his second run.
He duly moved back into the silver medal position with a score of 93.91 in his second attempt but it was not enough to topple Argentina’s Jose Torres Gil, who scored 94.82 to take gold.
Having finished top in Tuesday’s qualifiers at Place de la Concorde, Reilly was the last to drop in in the nine-strong field and knew what he was up against as he took to the course for the second time.
He sank to his knees after completing a complex and intense second run and there were tears from him and his support staff, which included Tokyo 2020 women’s BMX freestyle champion Charlotte Worthington, as the score came in.
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