Conor Fields, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist from the United States, crashed in the semifinals of the men's BMX race at the Tokyo Olympics and failed to reach the start gate for the medal decider.

The 28-year-old appeared to have wheel contact with French rider Romain Mahieu, causing him to fall face-first and wide. He remained on the ground and was quickly rescued by paramedics as soon as the race was over. Connor was taken off the field on a stretcher and transported to the hospital.

"We can confirm that Connor Fields is awake and stable," said Dr. John Finoff, chief medical officer for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, according to NPR, "He will continue to be monitored at the hospital.

Fields had qualified for the finals after the first two runs of the semifinals, narrowing the field to eight riders, despite the Las Vegas native not completing the third and final run of the semifinals due to a crash. He finished third in the first run of the semifinals and first in the second run.

Because he was unable to get to the start line due to a crash, seven riders had to compete for medals. The men's final was won by Niek Kiman of the Netherlands, with Kai Whyte of Great Britain taking silver and Colombia's Carlos Alberto Ramirez Yepes, who also finished third in Rio, taking his second bronze medal at the Olympics. Fields is a high-profile rider who won gold in Rio and has since placed high in the UCI BMX Supercross. He earned a top spot in the 2020 World Cup series, but like the rest of cycling, the series was severely curtailed by the COVID-19 epidemic, hosting only two events in 2019 compared to 10.

The article will be updated as further information becomes available.