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A New Zealand skydiver was lucky to be alive after a jump from 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) went wrong, thanks to swampy ground cushioning the impact of his landing, reports said Friday.

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner will have wait until fall before attempting a supersonic jump from 23 miles up.

A daring supersonic "space jump" that would shatter the world record for the highest skydive in history has been delayed until October due to a damaged balloon capsule, project organizers say.

LONDON (Reuters) - Filled with adrenalin and peppered with spectacular crashes, BMX has been trying to make its case as an Olympic sport in just its second appearance at the Games. Flying through the air like the scene from the movie "ET", the riders have been appealing to the younger generations, with soccer great David …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Filled with adrenalin andpeppered with spectacular crashes, BMX has been trying to makeits case as an Olympic sport in just its second appearance atthe Games. Flying through the air like the scene from the movie "ET",the riders have been appealing to the younger generations, withsoccer great David …

LONDON (Reuters) - Latvia's Maris Strombergs, a man who cried when he first saw a BMX race, remained the only men's Olympic champion in the discipline when he retained his title at the London Games on Friday. Strombergs, who had failed to impress in the quarter and semi-finals, found his form to lead from the first bend …

(Adds quotes, details) LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Latvia's Maris Strombergs, a manwho cried when he first saw a BMX race, remained the only men'sOlympic champion in the discipline when he retained his title atthe London Games on Friday. Strombergs, who had failed to impress in the quarter andsemi-finals, found his form …

Latvian powerhouse Maris Strombergs and hip-hop loving Colombian Mariana Pajon stormed to the the men's and women's BMX golds as Britain's medal favourites failed to shine at the VeloPark on Friday.

Maris Strombergs of Latvia overcame the threat of a handful of strong, younger challengers to become the Olympics' first repeat BMX champion on Friday.

Former world champion Mariana Pajon of Colombia won gold in the women's BMX final after finishing ahead of New Zealand's Sarah Walker and Dutchwoman Laura Smulders on Friday.

Former world champion Mariana Pajon won the women's BMX competition, giving Colombia its first gold at the London Olympics on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Latvia's Maris Strombergs remained the only men's BMX Olympic champion when he retained his title at the London Games on Friday. Strombergs, who had failed to impress in the quarter and semi-finals, found his form to lead from the first bend to the finish line to beat Australian world champion and pre-race …

BMX rider Squel Stein of Brazil crashed during Friday's semifinals of the BMX competition and was taken from the course on a stretcher.

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Latvia's Maris Strombergs won theOlympic gold medal in the men's BMX cycling event on Friday.Australia's Sam Willoughby won the silver and Colombia's CarlosMario Oquendo Zabala won the bronze. Results Table 1. Maris Strombergs (Latvia) 37.576 seconds 2. Sam Willoughby (Australia) 37.929 3. Carlos …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's Mariana Pajon won theOlympic gold medal in the women's BMX cycling competition onFriday. New Zealand's Sarah Walker won the silver and theNetherlands' Laura Smulders won the bronze. Results Table 1. Mariana Pajon (Colombia) 37.706 seconds 2. Sarah Walker (New Zealand) 38.133 3. Laura …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Latvia's Maris Strombergs claimedgold in the BMX men's event at the Olympics. Australian Sam Willoughby took silver and Colombian CarlosMario Oquendo Zabala claimed bronze. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Mark Meadows)

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Olympic men's BMX cyclingsemi-finals results on Friday. Results Table Semi-final 1 1. Connor Fields (U.S.) 6 Q 2. Raymon van der Biezen (Netherlands) 8 Q 3. Liam Phillips (Britain) 9 Q 4. Andres Eduardo Jimenez Caicedo (Colombia) 12 Q 5. Edzus Treimanis (Latvia) 14 6. Quentin Caleyron (France) …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's Mariana Pajon claimedgold in the BMX women's event at the Olympics. New Zealand's Sarah Walker took silver and Dutchwoman LauraSmulders claimed bronze. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Mark Meadows)

LONDON (Reuters) - Getting news about an injured BMX competitor from another injured BMX rider might sound odd, but it is barely surprising at an Olympic event marred by crashes. On Friday, Brazilian Squel Stein crashed out of the women's semi-finals and was carried out of the VeloPark track on a stretcher. "She is OK. …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Olympic women's BMX cyclingsemi-finals results on Friday. Results Table Semi-final 1 1. Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 4 Q 2. Shanaze Reade (Britain) 5 Q 3. Brooke Crain (U.S.) 14 Q 4. Laetitia le Corguille (France) 15 Q 5. Stefany Hernandez (Venezuela) 15 6. Alise Post (U.S.) 18 7. Sandra Aleksejeva …

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Getting news about an injured BMXcompetitor from another injured BMX rider might sound odd, butit is barely surprising at an Olympic event marred by crashes. On Friday, Brazilian Squel Stein crashed out of the women'ssemi-finals and was carried out of the VeloPark track on astretcher. "She is …

BMX rider Squel Stein of Brazil crashed during Friday's semifinals of the BMX competition and was taken from the course on a stretcher.

Australia's Sam Willoughby and defending Olympic champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia battled their way through a series of crash-marred races to qualify for the men's BMX semi-finals Thursday.