The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced the list of Olympic nominees for its post-Rio 2016 awards with gymnastics sensation Simone Biles among those in the running for the best female prize and swimming legend Michael Phelps in contention for the male equivalent.

battled back from breaking his wrist just four months ago to win the US's first-ever gold medal in BMX

New Zealand's Sarah Walker has been elected as the fifth new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission here today as the four individuals added earlier this week were ratified into their positions.

today.Isinbayeva broke into tears when her appointment was confirmed here today.Walker, the New Zealand BMX

World champion Mariana Pajon successfully defended her Olympic BMX title after a faultless display in

the semi-final and gold medal rides at the Olympic BMX Center in Deodoro today.

refusing to let her rivals past to win in 34.093sec.Colombia's Mariana Pajon celebrates another Olympic BMX

track cycling programme, pressure was placed on Anthony Dean and Sam Willoughby to deliver in the men’s BMX

Inspections are set to be carried-out tomorrow to assess how much damage has been caused by a fire which broke out on the Olympic mountain bike course at Deodoro here today.

venue.Mountain Bike competition is due to begin on Saturday (August 20) at the X-Park at which canoe slalom and BMX

The Colombian Olympic Committee (COC) has held a sports journalism conference ahead of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

the tally four years ago.This included only their second-ever gold for Mariana Pajón in the women's BMX

Medal presentations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will feature three different types of music, depending on the "style" of the sport.

ImagesBrazilian funk music is set to be played during “cool” event medal ceremonies, with disciplines including BMX

“For example the music at gymnastics would be very different to BMX, or beach volleyball would be very

International Triathlon Union (ITU) President Marisol Casado hopes tomorrow’s Mixed Relay World Championships will show that the discipline has “all the ingredients” to be added to the Tokyo 2020 sport programme.

considered by the IOC, while basketball 3x3 has also been mooted.Street and park freestyle events in BMX

The official posters for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been unveiled at the host city’s iconic Museum of Tomorrow.

then be moved to the Deodoro Olympic Park, which will host 11 Olympic events, including rugby sevens, BMX

A 26-kilometre road between the Rio 2016 Olympic clusters in Barra and Deodoro has been inaugurated in the Brazilian city ahead of the Games.

International Broadcast Centre.The Deodoro Olympic Park will host 11 Olympic events, including rugby sevens, BMX

Biezen secured women’s and men’s elite titles on the closing day of the European Cycling Union (UEC) BMX

race.Russia’s Natalia Afremova and France’s Mathilde Hugot claimed the minor medals at Verona’s Olympic Arena BMX

Merel Smulders claimed women’s time trial gold on the opening day of the European Cycling Union (UEC) BMX

final to earn the race victory and add to her junior title from the International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX

races contested, as well as the junior men and women.Action is taking place at Verona’s Olympic Arena BMX

track, the first world and Olympic standard facility for BMX racing in Italy.

Championship bronze medallist Tre Whyte will lead the British team at the European Cycling Union (UEC) BMX

“I’m pleased Tre is on the team," said British BMX coach Grant White."

and women's competitions, as well as the junior men and women.Built in 2013, Verona’s Olympic Arena BMX

track is the first world and Olympic standard facility for BMX racing in Italy.

South Australia's Premier Jay Weatherill has reiterated his desire for the State to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games but stressed they will only launch a bid once they have fully explored the “potential costs and benefits”.

million/$1.5 million/€1.3 million) would go towards building a new International Cycling Union standard BMX

Brazil’s Pedro Barros claimed a superb gold in men’s skateboard park competition to bring the Austin X Games to a close at the Circuit of the America’s motorsport facility.

finishing with scores of 87.66 and 83.33 points respectively.The US celebrated a gold medal in the BMX

Canada’s Ryan Decenzo secured men’s skateboard street gold on the penultimate day of competition at the X Games in Austin.

completed the medal places after scoring 82.66 and 78.00 respectively.Garrett Reynolds triumphed in the BMX

street event ©Getty ImagesGarrett Reynolds claimed the men’s BMX street title with his two best runs

and Broc Raiford, with the duo finishing some way behind on 65.00 and 63.00.The hosts’ success in BMX

competition continued when Dennis Enarson scored 70.00 to win the BMX park gold.Australia’s Logan Martin