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7th October 2007
BMX star builds Beijing track replica in Austraia
Luke Madill is so intent on training for the Beijing Olympics, he has built a replica of the BMX track at his own home in Cranebrook, Australia.
“Having a training facility at home makes a huge difference,” he says. “This way I can focus 100 per cent on my training. I step out my back door, and I’m at the track.”
Madill suffered a serious injury while he was training for the Australian BMX championships in Adelaide, where he crashed and hit his head. His back was broken in three places and suffered a break in his neck. With a possibility of never walking again, let along riding a BMX bike, Madill was back in the saddle after 6 months of painful therapy.
He will be facing stiff competition from rivals, Kama Kazi (formerly Jamie Hildebrandt before changing his name by deed poll), Jared Graves, Billy Jollifee and Khalen Young
Read more: Here comes the gun
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