BMX a new thrilling Olympic sport

In the 2008 Beijing games BMX was for the first time introduced as an Olympic event. The event was a huge spectator success giving BMX a permanent home in the Olympic games. The sport consist of riders cycling against each other on a short track filled with jumps and corners each race taking about 40 seconds. There are two gold medals up for grabs, one in the womens and one in the mens event. This event promises to give lots of excitement to the spectators both on the stands and at home. I look forward to seeing this highly unpredictable sport where anyone competing can come out on top and where hopes and dreames for a medal can be made or chrushed in a second.

This years favourite in the womens competition is the home favourite Shanaze Read from the UK. At the 2008 Beijing games she fell and lost her chance at the gold medal after being the big favourite. She has four world championships under her belt, but can she live up to the expectations on home turf?


The big favourite for the mens cometition has to be the defending champion Maris Strombergs from Latvia that is a two-time world champion and has shown promise after coming back from an injury in 2010 taking the silver medal at the last world championship. Can he be as calculating this time as he was in Beijing or will the pressure to defend his gold medal make him make a mistake? Only time will tell how these favourites fare in the games, but one thing is certain there will be a battle for the gold medals and nothing is a given.

I think this event will be one of the things people talk alot about after the Olympics are done and I can't wait to see how the finals will go.