AI OGURA CLEARED TO RETURN FOR AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX AFTER THUMB INJURY

Ai Ogura has been declared fit to return to MotoGP at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg. The Japanese rider broke his thumb in a training accident after the British Grand Prix, then underwent surgery before missing both the Aragon and San Marino rounds. His return is now subject to a final fitness check during Friday’s activities.