Mariana Pajón just won the second gold medal for Colombia in the history of the Olympic Games (BMX finals)! So far, the Colombian delegation's medal tally in the London Olympics stands at 1 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals, which is by far their best performance ever, equalling the total of eight medals the country had won in the past Olympic Games since 1984. Upon receiving her medal, Mariana was congratulated by President Santos, who thanked her for this achievement via telephone.
This is truly an historic event, considering the Colombian team doesn't even have professional BMX tracks to train on and lacks the financial and infrastructural conditions to prepare its athletes compared to many other countries. Congratulations to all Colombian athletes for making the unbelievable become reality!
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