X Games Asia
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| Sport | Extreme sports |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
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 to 2004, Seoul in 2005 and in Shanghai 2014[2] to 2015.[3]
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. The first ever Winter X Games in Asia were scheduled for February 21–23, 2020, at the Secret Garden ski resort in Chongli district within the city of Zhangjiakou, which also served as the 2022 Winter Olympics ski snowboard events host venue. However, the 2020 event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
1998
1999
2000
2001
Norwin Caluya Gold Medalist Skateboard street and vert
2002
2003
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.
2007
2008
2009
Quarter Final-Malaysia Semi Final-China Final-Japan
2010
2011
2012
Tom Schaar lands 1080 and becomes the youngest to win the x games gold medal
2013
2014
Inline skater Jeerasak Tassorn won gold medal at the 2014 X Games Asia. His performance sets street roller blading records.
