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It got popular enough to be requested, and it fulfilled the requirements for an olympic sport, with national and international organization and competitions, so it got added to the list.

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Bmx Racing became a medal sport at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing under sanctioning of the American Bicycle Association and the National Bicycle League, recognised by the UCI.

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BMX Racing became a medal sport in 2008 at the Olympics in Beijing, China, under UCI. Sanctioning bodies in the United States are National Bicycle League and American Bicycle Association .

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