Until fairly recently, the term “action-sports” made members of the International Olympic Committee feel a little queasy. The IOC nerds didn’t quite know what to make of all these punk kids who, unlike bulging gymnasts and sinewy sprinters, hadn’t devoted every waking minute to winning an Olympic medal. Snowboarding Halfpipe helped initiate a paradigm shift here back in 1998, but other “unconventional” sports have been throwing their sideways hats into the ring for Olympic consideration for years. Enter: BMX racing, 2008!
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