Toshiaki Fushimi, a former Olympic silver medallist in cycling’s keirin discipline, dies after a crash during a keirin race in Japan. Multiple outlets report that Fushimi strikes a barrier during the race on Saturday. He is then taken to hospital following the incident and later dies on Sunday. One report says he appears to veer toward the outer barrier in an apparent attempt to avoid a collision with other riders. Fushimi’s death comes at an event connected to Japan’s professional keirin circuit. He is noted across the reports for winning a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics. The articles describe the crash as severe, characterizing it as a “horror” incident, but they do not provide further details about the cause beyond his contact with the barrier and his apparent evasive action. The reports are consistent in their account of the timing of the crash and the date of his death.