US BMX Racer Connor Fields Carried Off on Stretcher After Olympics Crash

(L-R) Vincent Pelluard of Team Colombia, Romain Mahieu of Team France, Sylvain Andre of Team France and Connor Fields of Team United States as they compete during the Men's BMX semifinal heat 1, run 2 on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan on July 30, 2021. Francois Nel/Getty Images

U.S. BMX racer and reigning Olympic gold medalist Connor Fields was carried off on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance after a hard crash at the Tokyo Games on Friday.

The 28-year-old from Las Vegas was competing in the semifinals when he landed hard off a jump heading into the first turn in the third run. He slammed into a turn and was struck by two other riders, Twan van Gendt of the Netherlands and Sylvain Andre of France, before being attended to by medical personnel.