Date 19. 08. 2010 (41177) |

It was a triumph of the underdogs at the Junior Men and Women's BMX finals at the Tampines BikePark today as two South American athletes- David Oqeundo of Columbia and Mayara Perez of Brazil- pipped hot favourites to emerge champions. David had entered the finals after finishing sixth in the semis, behind favorites Twan van Gendt of the Netherlands and Kristers Taims of Latvia. But the Columbian came from behind to steal a surprise victory from Twan. Twan had qualified in first place at the semis, but had to settle for second in today's finals. 2010 Youth Olympic games Singapore - BMX results In third place was Denmark's Niklas Laustsen, who finished third in both the semis and the finals. "He was a smarter rider," said Niklas, when asked about David's surprise win. Similarly, Brazil's Mayara went into the finals after finishing fifth in the semis, and was hardly considered among the top contenders for the gold. Though she started off behind her competitors, Mayara more than caught up against favourites Kirsten Dellar from Australia, Maartje Hereijgers from the Netherlands and Teagan O’Keeffee of South Africa. Throughout the race, Kristen and Mayara fought to take the lead but Mayara managed to pull ahead of Kristen just before the finish line. Just as exciting as the races themselves were the festivities in the stands. YOG mascots Lyo and Merly came out during breaks to keep the spectators entertained, while Jammerz Arena from Republic Polytechnic also whipped the crowd into a frenzy with her live rock music during the race. Royalty also graced the stands with Prince Albert II of Monaco spotted amongst the crowd. For David and Mayara's fans who were clearly outnumbered by those from the Netherlands and Denmark, their unexpected wins could only have been all the more sweeter. Junior Men final results 1. Oquendo David - Colombia 2. van Gendt Twan - Holland 3. Laustsen Niklas - Denmark 4. Bustos Lucas - Argentina 5. Nagasako Yoshitaku - Japan 6. Taims Kristers - Latvia 7. Miranda Leonardo - Brazil 8. Tanniger Romain - Switzerland semifinalists 9. Hladík Jakub - Czech Republic 10. Dunsworth Matthew - Australia 11. Woodcock Trent - New Zealand 12. Furlan Mattia - Italia 13. Cruz Ignacio - Chile 14. Creighton Steven - Canada 15. Vargas Sebastian - Bolivia 16. Crespo Ruben - Spain Quarterfinalists 17. Somers Mattias - Belgium 18. Mireles Christopher - Mexico 19. Mkhize Lunga - South Africa 20. Szoboszlai Patrik - Hungary 21. Wichana Jukrapech - Thailand 22. Duisenov Nurlan - Kazachstan 23. Korosec Rok - Slovenia 24. Thackray Lawrence - Zimbabwe 25. Jeronomo Gomez Jose - Portugal 26. Velickovic Aleksa - Serbia 27. Phoon Zhi - Singapore 28. Czerkies Michal - Polland 29. Kyriacou Mamas - Cyprus 30. Heryadi Suherman - Indonesia 31. Rahel Pavel - Belarus 32. Merese Kidane - Eritrea Junior Women final results 1. Perez Mayara - Brasil 2. Dellar Kirsten - Australia 3. Hereijgers Maartje - Holland 4. O´Keeffe Teagan - South Africa 5. Jepsen Mette - Denmark 6. van de Perre Tori - Belgium 7. Kharisma Elga - Indonesia 8. Indergand Linda - Switzerland semifinalists 9. Munizaga Laura - Chile 10. Iwade Manami - Jappan 11. Abdul Nasthasia - Singapore 12. McDonald Kate - New Zealand 13. Warapiand Siriluck - Thailand 14. Laforge Kristina - Canada 15. Keri Zsofia - Hungary 16. Bulleri Alessia - Italy Quarterfinalists 17. Brown Shaylene - Zimbabwe 18. Brunner Verena - Argentina 19. Fernandez Soraia - Portugall 20. Drexel Ingrid - Mexico 21. Lergada Jessica - Colombia 22. Masiukovich Volha - Belarus 23. Crnogorac Jovana - Serbia 24. Luchshenko Rimma - Kazachstan 25. Laizane Lija - Latvia 26. Kalašová Karolína - Czech 27. Martin Bianca - Spain 28. Kozar Nika - Slovenia 29. Montecinos Jimena - Bolivia 30. Christoforrou Antri - Cyprus 31. Zur Monika - Polland 32. Debesay Araya - Eritrea