Maris Strombergs Bags First Gold Medal for Latvia

Maris Strombergs of Latvia wins the first gold medal for his country and the second gold medal awarded for the newly introduced sport of BMX cycling. French Anne-Caroline Chausson has the distinction as the first Olympic gold medalist for the sport when she won the women’s BMX competition.
Photo credits: Adam Pretty and Phil Walter.

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#1 rdalderis on 08.23.08 at 3:42 am

How cool was that?
Go Latvia!

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