BMX racer, Mariana Pajón, has achieved all that needs to be done in her sport, but the lure of more success drives the Colombian athlete onwards. Get to know her right here. When it comes to BMX ...

There are athletic prodigies, and then there is Mariana Pajón. Born in Medellin, Colombia, Pajón first sat on a BMX bike at 4 years old. Just a year later she won her first national championship, and ...

LONDON – Former world champion Mariana Pajon won the women’s BMX competition, giving Colombia its first gold at the London Olympics on Friday. Pajon, her country’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, ...

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (EFE).Rio de Janeiro, Aug 19 (EFE). — Colombian cyclist Mariana Pajon, the defending Olympic champion in women’s BMX, won the final at the 2016 Rio Games on Friday. Pajon took ...

Two-time defending Olympic gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia, her runner-up in 2016 American Alise Willoughby, and France's Joris Daudet and Sylvain Andre all won each of their three ...

TOKYO - Colombian Mariana Pajon's long reign as queen of Olympic women's BMX racing was ended by British underdog Bethany Shriever in a gripping final on an accident-marred day in which American ...

Mariana Pajon of Colombia celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's cycling BMX final at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) LIMA, Peru (AP) — ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 19: Mariana Pajon of Colombia celebrates after winning the gold during the Women’s Final on day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic BMX Centre on August 19, ...

"Changed the Game" is a Yahoo Sports series dedicated to the women who are often overlooked, under-appreciated or simply deserve more flowers for their contributions to women's sports history. There ...

TOKYO - Colombian Mariana Pajon's long reign as queen of Olympic women's BMX racing was ended by British underdog Bethany Shriever in a gripping final on an accident-marred day in which American ...