Aki Sakai

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 500m time trial 2023 Nilai Team sprint

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]

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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