Kaarle McCulloch has appreciation of the moment after difficult lead in to Tokyo Olympics

Australian sprinter Kaarle McCulloch is proud of her top-10 Women's Keirin finish in Tokyo after overcoming significant setbacks on the road to get there.

McCulloch, who lost her Team Sprint teammate Stephanie Morton to retirement after Rio 2016 and seriously injured her back in the lead up to these Games, finished ninth overall after two big days of racing.

From qualifying through a repechage on Wednesday, the 33-year-old finished second in her quarter-final behind Canadian Kelsey Mitchell and then fifth in the semi-final which was won by Dutch rider Shanne Braspennincx.

In her final race of the night to determine placings seven to 12, McCulloch was third behind German Emma Hinze and Hong Kong's Wai Sze Lee to finish ninth overall.

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