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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Skateboarders land stunning DIY tricks to win online competition

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Skateboarders land stunning DIY tricks to win online competition
Skateboarders land stunning DIY tricks to win online competition

Forced to innovate because of a UK-wide coronavirus lockdown, Skateboard England launched an online competition to see who could do the best trick from home - and it's resulted in some stunning DIY stunts.

Skateboarders land stunning tricks at home to win an online competition Courtesy: Miriam Nelson/Skateboard England Location: United Kingdom Courtesy: Jamie Griffin/Skateboard England More than 3,000 people voted for the best DIY stunts Courtesy: Holly Jones/Skateboard England Winners will receive over $3,000 for their creativity at home (SOUNDBITE) (English) SKATEBOARDER AND KING AND QUEEN OF THE CARPET MALE WINNER, JAMIE GRIFFIN, SAYING:"I'm mint that we're set up because I've got a few ledges knocking about the place like and I usually just skate on the carpet anyway, because I live in Ireland like, so, it's usually raining half the time.

So, I skate on the carpet just because it's fun you know.

It's the only thing I can really do." Source: Skateboard England There are around 750,000 skateboarders in the UK But with skate parks closed it's hard for some to carry on with the sport (SOUNDBITE) (English) SKATEBOARDER AND KING AND QUEEN OF THE CARPET FEMALE WINNER, HOLLY JONES, SAYING: "Skating in lockdown is hard.

Especially because I've only got grass in the garden and like there's no one to encourage me to do things.

It's just a bit dull."

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