This is the story of a group of kids in Ethiopia bringing the world of skateboarding to their homeland.
Abenezer Temesgen, the young founder of Ethiopia Skate, uses skateboarding to empower the youth to find their own voice.
With only 7 boards between 25 kids they ask for help from the world community of skaters as they enter a new frontier of skateboarding. We just want to skate.
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Amazing four foot wedge peaks served up optimum bodyboarding conditions for the countries best riders this weekend. The annual bodyboarding event held at Tolcarne beach and organised by the crew from Newquay Bodyboard shop The Bodyboard-Depot is the highlight of the British event calendar due to the organiser’s tenacious attitude to ensure that the event is held in good waves.
Organiser, sponsor and competitor Rob Barber commented, “I believe that … More
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The 2013 WWA Wake Park World rankings, historically dominated by Tom Fooshee (USA), Dominic Gurhs (GER), and Daniel Grant (THI), now has a brand new leader. For the first time ever, 2013 Pro Men’s World Champion – Matty Hasler (AUS) is in the number one spot atop the super-competitive Pro Men’s rankings. A familiar face, Daniel Grant tops the Pro Men’s Features ranking, a rail and kicker only ranking.
‘After how well my season has been so far, I couldn’t be more excited and happy to be on top of the ranking, but we are only half way through … More
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