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the jaw-dropping, high-flying tricks that won BMX freestyler Logan Martin the gold

  • Written by Eva Ellmer, The University of Queensland
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BMX freestyle has had its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Logan Martin just made history by winning the first gold medal for Australia in the sport.

The fresh, youthful, and at times risky sport involves the execution of acrobatic tricks on a BMX bike while jumping over obstacles such as walls, box jumps and spines.

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