Colombian Gabriela Bollé, Central Americans BMX gold medalist

The bicicrofist Barranquilla, who won the bronze medal at the World Cup in Azerbaijan, won his first Olympic triumph

Mariana Pajón did not participate in the Games of Central America and the Caribbean due to an injury. The Antioquia is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee, which has suffered in the World Cup in the Netherlands. The prospects were not the best for women's BMX in these games. In the absence of Pajon, the figure of the Venezuelan Stefany Hernandez appeared as a candidate. However, Gabriela Bollé, aged 17, stands out and leaves all of Colombia open.

The barranquilla shines in his country. He takes advantage of Hernandez's disqualification for a maneuver on the track to add a new gold to the medal table for Colombia. "I'm happy to win at home, I ran with a cool head and I looked for a good strategy, this result gives me a great idea but I'm going step by step." The three races were tight and there was a very high level Bollé, who just scored his second Olympic race

Bollé, who seemed comfortable on the track of his native Barranquilla, had just won bronze, in the junior category, at the UCI World Championship. BMX which took place in June in Baku (Azerbaijan) and now touches the sky with his hands to crowned the champion of the Central Americans. The rest of the podium was set after the confirmation of the disqualification of Stefany Hernández, bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The money went to the Mexican Dayanna Hernández with eight points, then that the bronze was It was awarded by the Guatemalan María Isabel Méndez with eleven integers. For the Venezuelan Hernandez, the dream of a Central American gold race initially thwarted a fall of the second set, in an action with Colombia's María Camila Restrepo, who also finished on the ground.

After crossing the initial finish line finish, in the second exit had the first mishap that paved the way for Bollé. And in the third series, despite finishing first, was unable to reach the podium to recover the money to be disqualified by a maneuver on the track.

Ramírez and Oquendo, silver and bronze

Carlos Ramírez and Carlos Oquendo were respectively silver and bronze medalists in BMX men. Colombians have not affirmed their place and lost gold with the Venezuelan Jefferson Milano.