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Bicycle moto cross (BMX) started in the late 1960s in California, around the time that motocross became a popular sport in the USA. The motorized version of the sport was the inspiration for the human powered competition. Children and teenagers with the desire but not the means to participate in motocross sated their appetite by racing bicycles on self-built tracks.

These young adventurers completed the imitation by dressing themselves up in motocross gear. The sport was given the name 'bmx' and the conception was complete. BMX races are held on circuits of around 350 metres, including jumps, banked corners and other obstacles. Eight riders compete in each heat (qualifying rounds, quarter finals, semi-finals, finals) with the top four qualifying for the next round.

BMX racing offered exciting action at a low cost, close to home. It is easy to see why the sport was an instant hit. In California the sport was more popular than anywhere else. During the early 1970s a sanctioning body for BMX was founded in the U.S.A. This is considered as the official start of BMX racing. As that decade progressed, the sport was introduced on other continents too, among them Europe in 1978.

In April 1981, the International BMX Federation was founded, and the first world championships were held in 1982. BMX rapidly developed as a unique sporting entity, and after several years clearly had more in common with cycling than motorcycling codes. Thus, since January 1993 BMX has been fully integrated into the Union Cycliste Internationale.

The main BMX areas in the world were and are the U.S.A., Europe and Australia, whilst South America has also been growing rapidly over the past years. BMX has been integrated with many national cycling federations. Currently, there are 75 national federations with official BMX activities recognized by the UCI. Over 1600 competitors from 32 countries participated in the 2003 UCI BMX World Championships that was held in Perth, Australia.

On June 29th 2003, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to introduce BMX in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijng, China.

BMX within UCI :

UCI has 75 affiliated national federations that have BMX racing on their program.

UCI is the sole owner of the UCI BMX World Championships, which are held every year.

UCI is the sole owner of the premiere BMX race series in the world - the UCI BMX Supercross.

Over 70 international BMX events are present on the UCI International BMX Calendar, held on four continents.

UCI is managing the UCI BMX Continental World Ranking, which contains of over 40 races counting for ranking points. Each year UCI is rewarding the top ranked BMX riders with 30.000 CHF.

UCI is managing courses worldwide to educate officials, coaches and riders.

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Youth Olympic Summer Games - BMX Singapore
August 14th - 26th, 2010
The Youth Olympic Games is for athletes between the ages of 14 and 18.
Singapore is the host of the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
The Youth Olympic Games aim is to bring together talented athletes aged from
14 to 18 - from around the world to participate in high-level competitions, - but
also, alongside the sports element of the event, to run educational programmes
on the Olympic values, the benefits of sports for a healthy lifestyle, - the social
values sport can deliver and the dangers of doping and of training to excess and
or of inactivity. The first ever Summer Youth Olympic Games will bring together
approximately 3,200 athletes and 800 officials in 2010.

On 16 August 2010, the Olympic Movement will gather together in Singapore, to celebrate sport for the first Youth Olympic Games, organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Cycling will be among the 26 sports featured on the programme of this major event, which will represent not just a sporting competition, but to, in the words of the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, propose to young athletes from all over the world, a unique and powerful introduction and celebration of Olympism.