From 30th April to 3rd May, the Kia World Extreme Games will set the Shanghai skyline alight. The Jiangwan Stadium in Yang Pu district of Shanghai will host the event for its 8th year.
To set the scene, and announce the arrival of one of the city’s top international sporting event, organizer SPORTFIVE decided to bring a perennial crowd favourite of the event to the iconic location of The Bund today with a spectacular Freestyle Motocross display. FOX Sports will provide international TV platform to reach out to the converted and the growing number of new extreme sports enthusiasts around the world on their affiliated channels in USA, Latin America, Australia, Europe, Middle East and Africa
Over 200 of the world’s best extreme sports athletes will descend on Shanghai at the end of April from almost 30 countries ranging from Brazil to Japan, China and New Zealand.
Medals will be contested in BMX Freestyle, Aggressive Inline, Skateboarding, Speed Climbing and International Freestyle Motocross (FMX) Competition. Well known stars confirmed to compete to date include Vince Byron, Andy MacDonald, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Mitchell Brusco, the Yasutoko Brothers and Tom Schaar.
All details can be found on www.kiaworldextremegames.com. Have a look on the amazing demonstrations and competitions from the first edition: