After enthralling enthusiasts in Manipur, the adventure sports will be showcased in Delhi in May
After enthralling enthusiasts in Manipur, the adventure sports will be showcased in Delhi in May
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The national capital will soon play host to country's first and only extreme sports event that was held last month during the Manipur fest. The event attracted international sports stars. The organisers, Extreme Sports Association of Indian (ESAI), have decided to take the concept to metropolitan cities in the country to raise awareness about the sports and attract more youth into its fold.
Extreme sports were first seen on Indian soil during the Manipur tourism festival, an annual event that was held in December. The ESAI will set up a training camp in Delhi in the month of May for 20 days to make Delhiites experience the rush of adrenaline.
The Manipur government has already approved the sports and is also promised to provide space for practicing.
ESAI secretary general Irom Umananda, himself a Mnipur native, informed that he would visit Thailand and Indonesia to formalise mode of holding such training in the country for the first time ever. "Though this sports discipline is very new to our country we have around 15 registered BMX riders and many young riders have shown their enthusiasm in it after witnessing the first rate performance given by the Indonesia and Thailand riders on ramp in the tourism festival," he said.
After getting huge response and international applause for its Manipur event, the ESAI is all set to bring the pulse of the sports to other metros, starting from Delhi. "Extreme sports will attract lot of young enthusiasts. We will be also giving training and setting up a training camp in Delhi for 20 days before the Asian X games. We will be performing stunts on BMX and inline skating. We are also planning to buy standard BMX cycles for the trainees," explained Umanada.
Umanada is expecting a huge response. "This is very popular in the US, European and south Asian countries. Everyone has seen it on television but live experience will be something beyond the tube. After guaging the response in Delhi we will take it to other metro cities. I expect by next year this would become a much bigger event," added Umanada.
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Often called Rollerblades after the popular trade name, it is a type of roller skate used for inline skating. Unlike quad skates, which have two front and two rear wheels, inline skates have two, three, four or five wheels arranged in a single line. Some inline skates, especially those for recreation, have a "stop" or "brake" which is used to slow down while skating; most have a heel stop rather than the toe stop, particularly indispensable for inline figure skating. |
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BMX stands for Bicycle Motorcross and began back in the late 1970s. |
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