Venezuelan BMX veteran Daniel Dhers was finally able to show his 'crazy tricks' to the world

Tokyo 2020: the joy of Daniel Dhers after winning silver 0:48

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Venezuelan freestyle BMX rider Daniel Dhers has been in the game for decades, but this is the first year his sport has been a part of the Olympics, giving him the opportunity to show his skill by world.

The 36-year-old Dhers took the silver medal behind Australian Logan Martin, who is nearly 10 years younger than the Venezuelan.

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Fresh from his Olympic heyday, Dhers brought his energy to the CNN set in Tokyo and told CNN's Elizabeth Pérez how much this moment means to him.

“I think it has been very important to be able to showcase freestyle BMX on the biggest stage in the world.

Freestyle BMX has come a long way, we used to hit the streets, create chaos.

Now we are true athletes.

The Olympics solidified that position for us.

"We take care of our bodies, we take care of our minds and we love to do crazy tricks. I'm glad, I'm so excited that people at home are watching it, enjoying it because it is a beautiful sport. For me, that we finally made it to the big event is everything. ".

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Dhers was beyond excited for his first time at the Olympics and meeting athletes from countries around the world.

“I kept asking people, 'Hey, where are you from?

Kenya, oh that's amazing. '

All kinds of crazy places that I don't know if I'll ever be able to go there, but those places came together here and we all had a huge party in the sense of, hey, we're having a sports party, so it was amazing. "

But will we see Dhers at the Paris games in 2024?

According to Dhers, yes.

"You'll see me in Paris. So stay tuned."

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