Martin, the 30-year-old maestro who triumphed in the inaugural event in Tokyo three years ago, tried to push the envelope, knowing how much his rivals have improved in the last three years.

Logan Martin has some secret tricks up his sleeve that he plans to use to defend his Olympic freestyle BMX title this month. The 30-year-old says he has been working on the new tricks in training ...

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Logan Martin of Australia practices ahead of 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai on May 15, 2024. Getty Images Logan Martin won the gold medal for BMX freestyle at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

But 2021 Olympic gold medallist Martin pulled off some of the tricks he'd prepared for the Paris Games, where he finished ninth, as he produced two blistering runs for scores of 91.10 then 94.30.

Olympic champion Logan Martin is confident he will be at his best in Paris after rehabbing a foot injury that cost him a platinum performance at the recent qualifying event in Hungary.