Flash: Maris Strombergs takes Latvia's first gold in Men's BMX Cycling

(BEIJING, August 22) -- Maris Strombergs of Latvia took gold with a time of 36.190 in the Olympic debut of Men's BMX Cycling, beating Mike Day (36.606) and Donny Robinson (36.972) of the United States, who finished second and third, respectively.

Strombergs' win earned Latvia's first gold medal in the Beijing Games.