Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024 Sports Programme

[intoronto 5,771]

Makes perfect sense for a pairs boat to go less of a distance than the singles' boats 

[Olympian1010 8,053]

Liam Morgan clarified the UCI’s proposal. They are asking the for edition of BMX Flatland (what he originally wrote as BMX Freestyle).

[NearPup 3,116]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

Liam Morgan clarified the UCI’s proposal. They are asking the for edition of BMX Flatland (what he originally wrote as BMX Freestyle).

Very ambivalent about that one. Flatland reminds me a lot of acroski (ski ballet).

 

Sort of there for the mixed team time trial relay, though. I think it's a dumb format, but I'm desperate for any form of team time trial to be brought back.

[Jur 683]

BMX flatland is what they should have added instead of Breakdancing.

[phelps 7,746]

I'd rather watch pencak silat... 

[intoronto 5,771]

"men's field could allow the women's team sprint to grow from a two to three-rider competition - in line with the men's."

 

5 team men's sprint in 2028!! What a worldwide global competition..

[rybak 3,233]

Sorry for my ignorance but what the hell BMX flatland is ?!

[Dragon 1,887]

2 minutes ago, rybak said:

Sorry for my ignorance but what the hell BMX flatland is ?!

Dressage on a bike but with more tricks.

[rybak 3,233]

I hope that none above disciplines won't be added after all, or just 3-4 of them. Such things like BMX flatland, coastal rowing, extreme canoeing and high diving should be reserved only for X Games, not Olympics...

 

IMO removing/changing "traditional" events isn't good, not mentioning about reducing number of quotas and athletes.

[Olympian1010 8,053]

8 minutes ago, rybak said:

Sorry for my ignorance but what the hell BMX flatland is ?!

Here’s a replay from one of the World Cup stops last year. (Competition starts around 12:00)

 

BMX Flatland had been around for a while. It’s featured at the Asian Indoor Games, Asian Beach Games, and Southeast Asian Games. I think East Asia/Southeast Asia is where it’s most popular, but there seems to be many European riders as World Cups as well. I’ve only watched Flatland comps/runs a couple of times, so I’m not that familiar with the discipline, so I can’t speak to it much more than that. It’s almost like a cross between urban (park/street) and artistic cycling from the looks of things.