For Mariana Pajon, life has always been about speed and adrenaline.
By the age of 3, handling a BMX was easier than playing with a doll. No wonder she ended up Olympic champion on Friday after navigating through the technically challenging course at the London Velopark.
A former world champion, Pajon achieved the dream of her life by claiming the top spot on the podium to give Colombia its first gold medal of the London Games, and its second ever  … More
Latvia’s Maris Strombergs, a man who cried when he first saw a BMX race, remained the only men’s Olympic champion in the discipline when he retained his title at the London Games on Friday.
Strombergs, who had failed to impress in the quarter and semi-finals, found his form to lead from the first bend to the finish line to beat Australian world champion and pre-race favorite Sam Willoughby  … More