Olympics–Cycling-Colombia’s Pajon retains Olympic BMX title (Reuters)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Mariana Pajon sparked noisy celebrations from a yellow army of Colombian fans as she retained her Olympic BMX title on Friday. The 24-year-old from Medellin, who became a national treasure after winning Colombia’s second-ever Olympic gold medal in London, did not put a wheel out of place over the jumps and round the curves of Rio’s X Park track. She led from the start gate and was in total control as she led Alise Post of the United States and Venezuela’s Stefany Hernandez across the line. …