X Games Asia

X Games Asia, also called the KIA X Games Asia or World Extreme Games is a sports event which focuses on Extreme sports. The inaugural World Extreme Games were held in Phuket, Thailand in 1998.[1] They were held in Phuket until 2001, Kuala Lumpur from 2002–2004, Seoul in 2005 and in Shanghai 2014[2] to 2015.[3]

World Extreme Games
SportExtreme sports
Founded1998

Aggressive inline skating was still included in the X Games in Asia.

Between 2016 and 2018 there were no games in Asia but in 2019 the games were back in Shanghai. In 2020 there will be the first ever Winter X Games in Asia. The event was to take place February 21–23 at the Secret Garden ski resort in Chongli district within the city of Zhangjiakou, which will also serve as a 2022 Winter Olympic host venue for ski snowboard events.

Results

2004

5TH ANNUAL JUNIOR ASIAN X GAMES 2004 Name: Anjou Jellicoe G. Mauricio Award: Skateboard Park Best Trick Gold Medalist.

2005

BMX Flatland 1st - Muhammad Afiq bin Saifuddin - MAS

2006

Ogawa Tomoko lands a gold medal for Rock Climbing.

2009

Quarter Final-Malaysia Semi Final-China Final-Japan

2012

Tom Schaar lands 1080 and becomes the youngest to win the x games gold medal

2014

Inline skater Jeerasak Tassorn won gold medal at the 2014 X Games Asia. His performance set numerous street roller blading records.

References
  2. http://foxsportscontent.com/show/kia-world-extreme-games-2013%5B%5D
  3. https://en.damai.cn/event/tickets_79344/


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