BMX freestyle in the context of Bicycle motocross


BMX freestyle in the context of Bicycle motocross

⭐ Core Definition: BMX freestyle

Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of four disciplines: street, park, trails, and flatland.

The sport emerged in the 1970s, but was first recognised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. BMX Freestyle made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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BMX freestyle in the context of Mountain biking at the Summer Olympics

Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 programme featured BMX freestyle for the first time.

Women's road events were introduced to the Olympic programme at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Women's track events were added in 1988, and both types of events have been featured since then.

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