Women's BMX Gold Medal Race | Tokyo Replays

Great Britain's Bethany Shriever wows with gold ahead of double Olympic champion Mariana Pajon of Colombia in the women's competition.

🥇 Bethany Shriever 🇬🇧
🥈 Mariana Pajon 🇻🇪
🥉 Merel Smulders 🇳🇱

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games took place in Japan, from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021.
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[romyTorres]

Three years ago Mariana Pajón couldn’t even walk and there she was, fighting for another Olympic title 🤯 She’s definitely the QUEEN of BMX.
Mad respect to Beth as well, this was her time for Gold.
Also, can we talk about the fact that medalists were from the same countries in both events, male and female, just in different order.

[ralual]

Beth was in a league of her own up until this final, then she was just too powerful and determined. Absolute inspiration

[Ollietperry]

Beths win is even better if you consider that her funding was stopped by the UK government meaning that she had to crowdfund her way there. They did this as they thought BMX especially Womens BMX had no chance to medal for Britain and then they went on to put 25 million more towards rowing in these last 4 years. Then at this Olympics, BMX for Britain outperformed Rowing as GB got 4 medals (2 gold, a silver and a bronze) in BMX from 4 events and only 3 medals (2 silvers and a bronze) in rowing in 14 events.

[louisefarrar]

I loved the moment that White lifts Shriner up and parades her round the finish point. Just a beautiful moment between the pair and what they achieved together!

[philipgiger]

Congratulations to all the girls who reached the final, especially, of course to Bethany, Mariana and Merel ;)

[mrssophiestevens]

Amazing to see how broken all the medalists were at the finish. Shows how tough a sport that is in spite of how it might look! What a race

[jasonstevenson]

Huge skills. Kudos. BMX has come a long way.

[danielrichards]

As bethany was saying i cant feel my legs after that ride.. That is the best ride out of all when you simply keep driving with no holding back no matter what with determination & the best rides are those where you cant feel your legs after.

[pragnakedlaya]

Waiting for paralympics olympics 2020.👍🏻💓

[JuCarlos-exip]

Colombia 🇨🇴 is one of the best on BMX cycling

[ArthurNielsen]

Wow, fascinating to watch! My first time watching a BMX competition. I went to the venue in Ariake where this event was held last week but it was already empty. Congrats to all the winners! 👏🙂💪

[loitongbamshantisingh]

I'm from India. We proud of you all

[JoeBleasdaleReal]

I will never not hear Shanaze Reade yelling “ALL THE WAY! ALL THE WAY!!!!” down the final straight! Pure joy! 🎉🎉

Amazing to think Shriever had to crowdfund £50, 000 for her journey to Tokyo because Sport England didn’t fund her, and she won gold! I felt that “I need to sit down” at the finish 😂😂😂😂 true role model ❤️🔥🇬🇧🚴🏻‍♀️

[jamesfoley]

You watch this, a sport with little recognition, but you see the total commitment, levels of exhaustion they go to to reach their goal. Then compare this to footballers, who throw themselves on the ground at the slightest breeze and you need to understand the levels…..

[frankbalazs]

The Queen is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING on a Bmx bike!! Second turn and 3rd Straight she could have peddled alot more and WON it!!! She's the Greatest girl I've ever seen in Bmx!! I've raced from 1978 to 2016!! Had to retire due to 5 stomach surgeries and 2 illiostomy bags!!! Bmx is The Greatest Sport on Earth!!!❤❤❤

[hambaallah]

PULAU GILI KETAPANG, PROBOLINGGO, JAWA TIMUR🇮🇩💛❤😘

[briane]

Beth had no BOC or Sport U.K. funding as the policy was to to concentrate on the BMX men only. Ironic that we struck Gold in the Women’s event and Silver in the Men’s.

[jorey]

BMX RACE KING OF KING OF ALL SPORTS !!

[lostatdreams]

Apologies for the language.. Great commentary

[unusuariomasdegoogle]

Mariana Pajón mi te merecías la de oro💛💙🧡