An athlete performs stunts during the freestyle bicycle motocross (BMX) event of the 2nd National Youth Games at the Shanxi Extreme Sports Center in Yuangqu county, Shanxi province, July 15. A total of 75 athletes divided into 15 teams from Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces participated in the event on July 15 and 16. Shanxi sent 12 athletes to the competition. [Photo/Xinhua]

An athlete participates in the freestyle BMX event of the 2nd National Youth Games at the Shanxi Extreme Sports Center in Yuangqu county, Shanxi province, July 15. Freestyle BMX refers to performing motocross stunts with BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport that evolved out of BMX racing and consists of five disciplines – street, park, vert ramp, trails, and flatland. The International Olympic Committee announced in 2017 that freestyle BMX would be added as an Olympic sport for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [Photo/Xinhua]