Bike Moto Cross, otherwise known as BMX cycling, will be added to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

　　One women's and one men's BMX race will replace two track cycling events, yet to be determined, in a bid to attract younger audiences.

　　IOC president Jacques Rogge called it a "new, spectacular event." "We believe that this introduction will definitely enhance the Olympic program," he said.The two new races won't increase the number of events in Beijing, Rogge said. Rogge said the International Cycling Union was studying which two events in the current program were the least popular and would be replaced by BMX.

　　Racing on small stunt bikes, four BMX riders start together and negotiate a dirt and jumps-and-bumps obstacle course, built in the center of the velodrome track. An elimination process will see the fastest in each heat advancing to the next round. The heats are expected to run under a minute each.

　　The introduction of BMX is an attempt to attract the interest of a younger genera-tion, much like the addition of snowboarding in 1998.

　　Two new sports, triathlon and taekwondo, were added for the Sydney Games, but there is increasing pressure to cut rather than add sports.

　　Since his election as IOC president in 2001, Rogge has been pushing to contain spending and "gigantism" in the Olympics.