1. BMX

2. HISTORY OF BMX
BMX began in the early
1970’s in California
BMX racing became widely
popular by the mid 1970’s
By the mid 1980’s people
began to start riding
freestyle BMX
In 2003 the International
Olympic Committee
decided to include BMX
as an official event at the
2008 Olympics.
The first ever BMX
publication was “Bicycle
Motocross News” in 1974

3. COMPETITIONS
There are many different BMX competitions around including some such as:
Simple Session - The X Games – NASS – FISE - Dew Tour
These competitions take place at
numerous locations from across the
globe where thousands of people
attend.
Numerous athletes compete in these
competitions for winnings worth
thousands.

4. BMX IN THE OLYMPICS
The International Olympic Committee
decided that BMX will become a full
medal Olympic sport in 2003.
BMX’s first Olympic appearance
was at the 2008 Beijing Olymic
Games.
Maris Strombergs from Latvia was
the winner of the Mens Gold Medal
in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic
Games
Mariana Pajón of Columbia
won the Gold medal in the
2012 London Games.

5. FREESTYLE BMX
Freestyle BMX descended from BMX
racing and it consists of five disciplines:
street, park, vert, trails and flatland.
Freestyle BMX is what most BMX
contests are now.
Freestyle BMX can be traced back to 1975
when kids started riding bikes in concrete
Escondido reservoir channels in San
Diego, California.
Towards the end of 1979, Bob
Haro and R.L. Osborn formed the
BMX Action Trick Team and later
began performing freestyle shows
at BMX races and other events.

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