WHY IS SHE THE BEST GIRL IN THE WORLD OF BMX?
Centro Colombo Americano
Skills 3 (7-9 pm)
Laura Natalia Benavides Ariza
BMX is the acronym of bicycle motocross and it started on
1969 in California (United States), the beginning of this
sport happened when a Young man called Scott Breithaup
decided to use his bicycle in a motocross track [1].
Specifically, the International Federation of BMX was
founded in April 1981 and the first championship was
celebrated in 1982. BMX is a part of Cyclist International
Union since 1993 [2]. This article specifically is about
Mariana Pajon, the colombian woman who has obtained
two gold medals, on 2012 and 2016 in London and Rio de
Janeiro respectively. She is the first latinoamerican girl
who won two gold medals in an individual sport.
Mariana Pajon Londoño was born in 1991 in Medellin,
Colombia and she is Carlos Mario Pajon and Claudia
Londoño’s daughter. Also, she studied in Catholic
Montemayor Sagrado Corazon School in Rionegro. In the
same way, Mariana started to ride bicycle when she was 3
years old and she rode in a BMX track when she was 4
years old. As well, she is two time Olympic champion [3].
Mariana has been winer in many global. American,
national, latinoamerican and panamericanchampionships.
So, you can ask yourself: How does she do it?
The physical training is not enough for Mariana Pajon’s
successful because she always trains her mind. For
example, Mariana says: “To be aware about thoughts, not
to take anything in a personal way, to give always one
hundred percent, to be focused in the competition, to
work under pressure, to get over the nerves and make
them a support...” [4]. Although she trains her body so
hard every day, three hours in the morning and four hours
in the afternoon. Her physical training is not just in the
BMX track, she practices weightlifting too [4].
Novertheless, everything hasn’t been so good; Mariana
has had many accidents. So, her wounds in her body make
her remember many times when she has fallen.
Consequently, her clavicle, shoulder blade, right ankle
have been broken, her hand has nine screws and her
kneecaps have craks [4]. However, after falls she has never
given up; Mariana is so persistent, she is not afraid of
anything, she loves the challenges and enjoys triumphing.
BMX is not an easy sport, it requires concentration,
training and skills, also, falls are so normal when you
practice it.
Finally, Do you know why Mariana is the best girl in the
world in BMX?, So, maybe you have found the answer. It
is because Mariana loves BMX, so she is so tenacious with
her mental and physical training, she likes the new
challenges an she is always looking for the first place in the
competition. However, maybe I have not mentioned the
most important factor: against all odds, Mariana never
give up. If you want to manage something in your life, you
have to be persistent and to give always one hundred
percent, but specially, you should never give up.
[1] Artículo de revisión: Historia del Bicicross
[2] www.bmxantioquia.com.co
[3] www.semana.com/noticias/mariana-pajon
[4] www.shock.com/cultura/articulos