Skateboarders to show off at Galaxie contest

Skateboarders to show off at Galaxie contest

CALLING skateboarders seeking a platform to pit their skills against some of the best.

Registration for the X-Games (Go-Skate) competition is open to avid skateboarders to gauge their standard among peers at the upcoming Galaxie & Youth Carnival 2011 next month.

Skateboarding will make its debut at the festival, which will be held at Penang Times Square on April 9 and April 10.

Extreme Sports Association Malaysia (ESAM) committee member Ahmad Fuaad Mokhtar urged skateboarders to grab the opportunity and take part in the competition as such contests were hard to come by.

He said budding skateboarders who craved for action should not miss the event.

“They can have a chance to rub shoulders with some of the best,” he said, adding that 36 participants had confirmed their participation so far.

“Besides Penang, we also have contestants coming from neighbouring states such as Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.”

Ahmad Fuaad said ESAM would provide judges and technical experts for the competition on April 9 while more than 150 skateboarders were scheduled to give a demonstration the following day.

The top three winners will take home RM1,500, RM600 and RM400 respectively.

Ahmad Fuaad, who will be one of the judges, has offered some pointers for those who wish to excel in the sport.

“Check out video clips and see what’s the latest tricks available online.

“Master the tricks through long hours of practice. There is no short cut,” he added.

Other exciting activities at the carnival are Talent Search, The George Town Amazing Race, Street Dance Competition, Shoe Painting, Paintball Target Shooting and Cosplay.

Entry forms are available at The Star offices in Bayan Lepas, Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling and Bandar Sunway, Seberang Jaya.

For details, call Timothy Lim (012-4100418), Ema (012-4107303), Soon (016-4105521) or Voon (012-5851612).

-News courtesy of The Star-