On March 1 (local), Tomoyuki Kawabata (95th term) won a silver medal in the men's Keirin event of the "2018 Bicycle Truck World Championship" held in Aperdoron, the Netherlands.
The podium at the Men's Keirin at the World Championships is the first achievement since Toshima Yoshioka (retirement), who finished third in 1993.
For details, please see the keirin.jp homepage (external link will open).