Women's BMX winner Jiang Nannan (1st right) from Northeast China's Liaoning Province spurs on during the competition.[Xinhua Photo]

   (BEIJING, March 15) -- On March 15, this year's first-round national Bicycle Motocross (BMX) competition was held in Guangzhou to check up previous trainings and select talents for the forthcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

   BMX became an Olympic discipline as a component of Cycling at the decision of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 29, 2003.

Three competitors from China's Guangdong province -- Mi Jiaqi (middle), Gong Jianliang (left), and Wang Donglong -- took the first three titles in men's competition. [Xinhua Photo]

Women's BMX winner Jiang Nannan during the competition. [Xinhua Photo]

Athletes vie for the best position. [Xinhua Photo]

Athletes start off. [Xinhua Photo]

Winners of women's competition Jiang Nannan (middle), Yu Liling (left) from Guangdong, and Yue Cong from Shandong stand on the podium. [Xinhua Photo]