Aki Sakai

Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki, born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.^[1][2]

Aki Sakai

Personal information
Born	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23) Japan
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Professional team
2023–	Team Rakuten K Dreams
Medal record Representing  Japan Women's track cycling Asian Championships 2023 Nilai Team sprint 2023 Nilai 500m time trial 2025 Nilai Team sprint

Career

Akai holds the record for the fastest lap in a 250 m time trial race with 19.137 seconds, performance scored during the 2023 Asian Track Cycling Championships.^[3] She also shares the record for the best time in a 750m Team sprint race alongside Mina Sato and Riyu Ohta during the 2023 Japanese Championships.^[4]

References

1. "Profiles / Aki Sakai". eurosport.ro. Eurosport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
2. "Aki Sakai Profiles / First Cycling". firstcycling.com. First Cycling. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
3. "Women's 500m Time Trial Final Results & Final Classification" (PDF). ACC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. "2023 Japan Track National Championships – Day 1 Results". JCF. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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