OLYMPICS LIVE BLOG: LATEST UPDATES, NEWS<\/strong><\/em><\/a> |<\/strong><\/em> TOKYO GAMES EVENT CENTRE: SCHEDULE, RESULTS, MEDAL TALLY<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Kai was also chasing a dream of selection in the Aussie BMX team for Tokyo, where he spent part of his childhood after being born on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n After eight months of rehabilitation, Kai learnt how to talk and walk again.<\/p>\n "I'm living the Olympic dream at the moment and he's on that journey with me all the way," said Saya today, in which Kai also celebrated his 25th birthday.<\/p>\n "With all the pressures that comes with the Olympics, I really wanted to show my best performance for him for his birthday as well. I think I was able to do that."<\/p>\n Saya got off to a slow start in the quarter-finals, going off course in her first run of three to finish sixth.<\/p>\n But the 21-year-old gritted her teeth and banked a fourth in race two to get back into contention.<\/p>\n Sakakibara then put her foot down in the third and final race to hit the line in first spot and with each competitor's three-race results combined, the Aussie grabbed the last qualification spot for tomorrow's semis in fourth with a score of 11.<\/p>\n Racing in the same quarter-final, fellow Aussie Lauren Reynolds also qualified for the semis by finishing third overall with finishes across the three races of third, second and fourth for a combined total of nine.<\/p>\n Australia's only male in the quarters, Anthony Dean, was eliminated after finishing fifth, fifth and sixth across his three runs for a total of 16 points.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n