Olympics| Interview: Chinese BMX team leader eyes "a start from zero" following historical gold medal in Paris


by Xinhua writers Xing Jianqiao and Yao Youming

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's teenage rider Deng Yawen's victory in the women's BMX freestyle at Paris 2024, the country's first ever Olympic gold in BMX cycling, has stunned the world and her countrymen, who know a little of the sport.

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