Mariana Pajon
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BMX Race: Mariana Pajon interview | Down but not out in London Aug 28, 2011
BMX racer, Mariana Pajón has been in London checking out the circuit for next year's Olympics. Tim Sturtridge caught up with the Colombian to check on her progress in the build-up to London...
Mariana Pajon: My Favourite Things Jun 23, 2011
Straight outta Colombia, Mariana Pajon is a BMX bandit pedalling towards Olympic gold in 2012. The reigning world champion, and number one ranked female biker on the planet to tell us about a few of...
Under The Wing Of Mariana Pajon May 26, 2011
Mariana Pajon: The Queen of Parks Mar 7, 2011
The unstoppable teenage sensation Mariana ‘Tata’ Pajon is on her bike and pedalling hard towards the 2012 Olympic Games. We caught up with the Colombian BMXer after her victory in the UCI in...
Breakthrough year: Mariana Pajon Dec 29, 2010
We look at how 2010 saw Mariana Pajon exceed even her own exceptional levels of achievement on a BMX bike
Me and My Body: Mariana Pajon Oct 5, 2010
Colombia's 13-time world BMX champion has been riding ever since she could walk. But it's a tough calling: bruises, broken bones and burgers are necessary evils...
Mariana's Details
About Mariana
Columbian BMX racer Mariana Pajon grew up in a family who were hugely influenced by sport, especially her father and brother, who have represented their country in motor racing.
She started racing BMX at the age of four and Mariana became a world champion by the age of nine. BMX was introduced to the Olympics for the first time in 2008 and, as a potential 2012 athlete, Mariana was invited on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Youth Camp in preparation for the next Games. In 2007 and 2008 Mariana won the Colombian Junior Sports Woman of the Year award.
Mariana’s ambition is to compete at the London Olympics in 2012 and to return home with a gold medal for her country.
