Gold medal-winning BMX racer Connor Fields said Americans have an advantage heading into the Tokyo Games since athletes in the United States were able to get back to competitive racing quicker than riders in other countries.
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic led him to explore new methods of staying in shape like hiking, mountain biking and setting up a gym in his garage, racing has returned and Fields is fully prepared to defend his 2016 gold medal.
"We've been very lucky in America. We were one of the first countries that got back to racing, so I've had plenty of gate drops," Fields told Reuters during an interview at his Nevada home.