The Olympics Blog » Latvia http://theolympianblog.com Vancouver 2010| London 2012| Olympic Athletes | Hotties | Latest Olympic Updates | Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:17:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Maris Strombergs Bags First Gold Medal for Latvia http://theolympianblog.com/maris-strombergs-bags-first-gold-medal/ http://theolympianblog.com/maris-strombergs-bags-first-gold-medal/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:59:00 +0000 bill http://theolympianblog.com/?p=369 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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