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Strombergs pessimistic over BMX title defence

Beijing Olympic champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia admitted defending his BMX title against the latest batch of "young kids" is not going to be easy in London.

A freestyle BMX rider entertains the crowds during a break in the BMX cycling seeding phase runs at the BMX venue in the Olympic Park, during the London 2012 Olympic games in London. Beijing Olympic champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia admitted defending his BMX title against the latest batch of "young kids" is not going to be easy in London.

On the first day of competition the 32-strong men's field and 16 women starters completed one lap of the course in a timed seeding run that decides seedings and gate selection for the next rounds.

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