People.com Entertainment Sports Japanese Olympic Hopeful Tsudoi Miyazaki Dead at 25 After Being Struck by Car in France Tsudoi Miyazaki was at a bike training camp near Orléans, France, when she was fatally struck by a car on Wednesday By Glenn Garner Glenn Garner Instagram Twitter Glenn Garner is a Weekends Writer/Reporter who works heavily with PEOPLE's Movies and TV verticals. Since graduating from Northern Arizona University with a dual major in journalism and photography he got his professional start at OUT Magazine The Advocate and Teen Vogue and he's since consistently kept his finger on the pulse of the LGBTQ community. His first book The Guncle Guide was released in 2020 and was featured on Katie Couric's list of 100 recommended books of the year." People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 28, 2022 08:39 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Tsudoi Miyazaki/Instagram Tsudoi Miyazaki's Olympic dreams were tragically cut short when she died this week while training in France. She was 25. The Japanese triathlete was at a bicycle training camp near the city of Orléans when she was fatally struck by a car on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Japan Triathlon Union (JTU). Local authorities are investigating with cooperation from JTU. France's Minister of the Interior did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Houston Texans Rookie John Metchie III Shares Leukemia Diagnosis: 'I Am in Good Spirits' "World Triathlon and the Japan Triathlon Union want to offer our deepest condolences to Ms. Miyazaki family, friends, coaches and teammates," JTU shared in the statement. "The thoughts of all the Triathlon Family are with you all in these terrible times." Born 1996 in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Miyazaki began her triathlon career in college, winning the Japan U23 Triathlon Championships in 2019. At the time of her death, she was training for the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She was ranked 142 in the women's World Triathlon rankings and 14 in the continent. Miyazaki most recently competed at the Pontevedra World Cup last weekend in Spain, where she placed 50th with a total time of 2:13:33. She reflected on the race on Instagram, sharing photos of herself competing. RELATED VIDEO: Rapper JayDaYoungan Dead at 24 After Being Shot Outside His Home "I haven't reached a good level yet! That is an honest impression. It was a good experience, so I want to make use of what I felt next so that it doesn't end there! Thank you very much for letting me take on the challenge," Miyazaki captioned the post in Japanese. "Thank you for your encouragement."