Leanna Curtis will seek to defend her women's elite title when the Oceania BMX Championships get underway

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) chief executive Yiannis Exarchos believes that urban and youth-oriented sports should be favoured for inclusion on the Games programme as they are most likely to drive better audiences.

city centre at the 2020 Games.Surfing will also feature for the first time, while 3x3 basketball and BMX

British Cycling have announced the formation of a 16-member Rider Representative Commission (RRC), which they claim is another significant step forward in improving athlete welfare at the national governing body.

The new Commission includes 16 riders, with representation from across the track, road, BMX and Para-sport

and Callum Skinner.Road cyclists Alice Barnes and Mel Lowther are also on the Commission, as well as BMX

Buenos Aires 2018 has determined the competition venues for the Youth Olympic Games with a little over six months to go until the start of the event.

Isidro, for rugby sevens, Hurlingham Club, for golf, and the Paseo de la Costa in Vicente López, for BMX

UK Sport have announced increased investment into new disciplines for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while targeted medal support plans have also been established.

meeting to confirm the plans.Under the plan, Para-taekwondo, Para-badminton, sport climbing, karate and BMX

Exciting new events such as sport climbing, karate, Para-taekwondo and BMX freestyle will be funded to

Cycling could receive additional funding of up to £1.8 million ($2.5 million/€2 million) to support BMX

Eduardo Álvarez has been re-elected as President of the Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV).

courtesy of boxer Yoel Finol and cyclist Stefany Hernández, third in the men's flyweight and women's BMX

Dutch BMX Olympic medallist Jelle van Gorkom has woken from the coma he was placed in following a crash

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken has claimed this year's European Championships in the Scottish city promises to be a "fantastic platform to inspire, engage and celebrate young people" with the event now less than 200 days away.

nbsp;Among them is 18-year-old Glaswegian Mia Paton, who will benefit from the new Olympic-standard BMX

Dutch BMX rider Jelle van Gorkom is in a coma after an accident during a training session at the National

at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem ©PapendalBas de Bever, the coach of The Netherlands BMX

Van Gorkom's accident comes just over a week after Australia's Caroline Buchanan, a BMX finalist at London

Australian cyclist Caroline Buchanan is expected to make a full recovery after being involved in an off road crash.

Buchanan boasts three BMX and five mountain bike world titles so far in her career, while she also competed

Tokyo 2020 have received praise from the International Olympic Committee after highlighting efforts to involve the whole of Japan in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, while stressing cost cutting measures would continue to be sought.

Venue will host basketball 3x3 and sport climbing, while Ariake in the Tokyo Bay Zone will welcome BMX

racing, BMX freestyle and skateboarding.They also visited the Olympic Gymnastics Centre and canoe slalom

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has expressed his desire to learn from organisers of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, when a delegation visits during next year’s Games.

Venue will host basketball 3x3 and sport climbing, while Ariake in the Tokyo Bay Zone will welcome BMX

racing, BMX freestyle and skateboarding.They also visited theOlympic Gymnastics Centre and canoe slalom

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chair John Coates and Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori have claimed there has been a growing interest in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in recent month across Japan.

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

Tokyo 2020 are ready to welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the second time this year, with their progress set to be assessed.

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

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