Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore died suddenly aged 24, hours after posting a chilling Instagram post about the pressures of competing at elite level, her family confirmed via social media. The New Zealand cycling community has been shocked by the sudden death of the velodrome ace on Monday.

Podmore represented her country at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2018 Commonwealth Games but was not part of the team that participated in the just-completed Tokyo Olympics. It is not known if the depression of not being able to participate in the Tokyo Olympics is related to Podmore's death.