The BMX Olympics took place in Rio de Janeiro: among the women the very favorite Colombian Mariana Pajón, already gold medal in London 2012. The 24-year-old Colombian preceded the American Alise Post and the Venezuelan Stefany Hernández for an all-round podium. American continent.
In the men's field victory of the American Connor Fields, a 23-year-old Texan who already played a near-perfect tournament at the Olympic Games in London except for the final where he closed in seventh place thus missing the medal zone. Behind Fields came the Dutch Jelle Van Gorkom while another medal came for Colombia thanks to the third place of Carlos Alberto Ramírez who relegated the number 1 of the UCI ranking Nicholas Long to fourth place in the photo finish. Disappointment for the Australian Sam Willoughby, a true dominator of all the rounds before the final, where he was unable to repeat his previous performances.
