BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes. It takes two competitive forms, BMX racing and freestyle BMX, and the same name also covers general street or off-road recreation on a BMX bike, so it describes both a competitive sport and a casual way of riding. The article lead supports only this short account, so the origin, rules, governing body and Olympic history of the sport remain for a depth pass.
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BMX began during the early 1970s in the United States when children began racing their bicycles on dirt tracks in Southern California
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In 2003, the International Olympic Committee made BMX a medal Olympic sport for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, and Māris Štrombergs (male, for Latvia) and Anne-Caroline Chausson (female, for France) became the first Olympic champions.
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American BMX rider
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