Popularity BMX Sport Finally Arrive on Olympic

August 19, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment 

The popularity of BMX has seen the sport finally arrive on the Olympic stage, with its debut at the Games on Wednesday, August 20.

BMX, an acronym for Bicycle Moto Cross, has its roots in the late 1960s, southern California scene when teenagers started to imitate the booming Moto Cross (motorcycle) scene with modified, ‘tricked out’ bicycles.

The sport brings a wild flair packed with youthful energy and colorful characters. Tattoos and piercings are commonplace. One Australian rider formerly known as Jaime Hildebrandt legally changed his name to Kamakazi. Read more