Olympics-Cycling-Pajon and Fields safely through to BMX semis


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 29 Jul 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - BMX Racing - Women's Individual - Quarterfinal - AUP - Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo, Japan – July 29, 2021. Mariana Pajon of Colombia in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

TOKYO (Reuters) - Colombia's BMX queen Mariana Pajon began her quest for a hat-trick of Olympic titles on Thursday exactly how she left off in Rio five years ago - looking invincible.

Pajon won all three heats of her quarter-final group and while it is impossible to cruise around in such a high-adrenaline sport, she looked supremely smooth.

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