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IOC Executive Board approve venues for new sports and disciplines at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Two venue clusters to hold skateboarding, sport climbing, basketball 3x3 and BMX events at Tokyo 2020

Athletes' Village.BMX racing and freestyle events and skateboarding will all be held on the Olympic BMX

The newly-added urban sports such as BMX freestyle and basketball 3x3 are very popular among younger

and sport climbing are among the additional sports proposed by Tokyo 2020, while basketball 3x3 and BMX




Construction starts on BMX Centre as preparations continue for Glasgow 2018 European Championships

  • Berlin and Glasgow 2018

Construction work is underway on a new £3.7 million ($4.9 million/€4.1 million) Olympic-standard BMX

The BMX Centre at Knightswood Recreation Ground is the only permanent venue being constructed for use

together some of the continent’s leading sports, and will be Scotland’s only world and Olympic-standard BMX

the venue will host a number of test events in the lead up to Glasgow 2018.Completion of Knightswood BMX

only city in the world with venues capable of hosting all four Olympic cycling discipline events - BMX

European Championships are held.It is hoped the Knightswood BMX Centre will build on the success of



Athlete Charter and "Athlete365" brand discussed at Forum in Lausanne

  • Olympics

Progress towards finalising an Athletes' Charter of Rights and Responsibility as well as a new "Athlete365" brand have been discussed during an International Athletes' Forum in Lausanne.

Commission is to represent the interests of athletes - or of the IOC itself.Another member of the IOC panel, BMX


Martin and Roberts crowned inaugural BMX freestyle park champions at Urban Cycling World Championships

  • Cycling

Australia’s Logan Martin and the United States’ Hannah Roberts were crowned as the first ever BMX freestyle

“This world championship title means a lot to me.”The Championships took place with the BMX Freestyle

having been added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme back in June.2017 UCI BMX Freestyle World Champion

#UCIUrbanWorlds pic.twitter.com/RilwERwpAR— UCI BMX Freestyle (@UCI_BMX_FS) November 12, 2017Mountain


Carthy and Reichenbach defend trials titles at Urban Cycling World Championships

  • Cycling

Britain's Jack Carthy and Germany's Nina Reichenbach successfully defended their elite trials titles at the Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu.

 BMX freestyle qualifying also began today, with Australia's Logan Martin topping the men's standings

 Finals of the BMX freestyle and mountain bike eliminator events are due to take place tomorrow,


Baumann wants International Federations to play greater role in ANOC World Beach Games

  • ANOC News

Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) President Patrick Baumann has called for International Federations to play a greater role in preparations for the inaugural World Beach Games in San Diego in 2019.

since Baumann was elected President in 2016.Sports due to appear in San Diego include 3x3 basketball, BMX



Jungfels tops women's trials semi-final standings at Urban Cycling World Championships

  • Cycling

Australia’s Janine Jungfels topped the standings in the women’s elite trials semi-finals at the Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu.

International Cycling Union hope will attract fresh interest in the sport.Mountain bike eliminator and BMX

eliminator competition also set to begin.The individual trials finals will be held the following day, with BMX


France win team trials gold as Urban Cycling World Championships begin in Chengdu

  • Cycling

France emerged as the winners of the team trials event on the opening day of the inaugural Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu.

expressed their hope the new event would attract fresh interest in the sport.Mountain bike eliminator and BMX

beginning on Friday (November 10).The individual trials finals will be held the following day, with BMX


UCI launches “historic” Urban Cycling World Championships in Chengdu

  • Cycling

Urban Cycling World Championships – combining for the first time Trials, Mountain Bike Eliminator and BMX

Urban Cycling World Championships are an historic moment for the Trials, Mountain Bike Eliminator and BMX

gender equality matching what has been standard practice at all UCI World Championships since 2016.BMX


Aquathlon to replace duathlon race at first ANOC World Beach Games

  • ANOC News

A swim-run-swim aquathlon race is due to be held at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in San Diego rather than the run-bike-run duathlon format initially announced.

confirmed during last week's General Assembly in Prague.Other sports due to appear include 3x3 basketball, BMX


French skater Cudot top of the FIRS Roller Freestyle World Cup standings

  • Non-Olympic Sports

French skater Julien Cudot is on top of the FIRS Roller Freestyle World Cup standings, with 26,200 points ahead of compatriots Yuma Baudoin and Roman Abrate.

have a nice experience with the Chinese crowd,” said Cudot, the head judge.American Nick Bruce won the BMX