Beth Shriever wins fourth BMX world title

Great Britain's Beth Shriever has made BMX history by becoming the first racer to win four elite world titles.

She secured the record-breaking victory at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, Australia after setting the fastest lap time in the women's event.

The competition was cut short because of poor weather conditions, with strong winds making it unsafe for riders to continue racing.

Shriever's victory was one of several strong performances by British riders, who also won medals in the men's and junior events.

Shriever was in brilliant form at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships, setting the fastest lap time in the women's event.

However, strong winds on the second day of the competition in Brisbane meant that it had to be cancelled for safety reasons. That meant that the winners were decided using results from the first round, which had been held the previous day.

The result means Shriever was crowned world champion for the fourth time, adding to her previous titles in 2021, 2023 and 2025.

The 27-year-old said it was not the way she had imagined winning a world title, but she was still proud of her achievement.

"I'm still happy, obviously we wanted to do it properly today but we can't control the weather and it was too dangerous out there today," she explained.

Shriever's latest victory adds to her Olympic gold medal from Tokyo 2020, and makes her one of the most successful female riders in BMX history.

In the men's event, Ross Cullen won silver after setting the second-fastest lap, behind Australia's Jesse Asmus.

It was Cullen's first World Championships medal after an impressive competition, where he stayed unbeaten throughout the qualifying rounds.

There was more British success in the women's junior event, where Freia Challis won gold.

Challis finished ahead of teammate Elsa Rendall Todd, who came second, to complete a Great Britain one-two finish.