Andy Macdonald gives another flawless display in the Skateboard Vert finals at the KIA X Games Asia.

Good news for extreme sports lovers in Shanghai! The KIA X Games Asia 2009 will come back to Shanghai for the third consecutive year. The games will hosted from April 30th to May 3rd at Jiangwan Sports Center. Tickets are now available at 400-666-6699.

This year the event will showcase more than 200 of the best action sports athletes from more than 20 countries in world-class competition in the sports of Skateboard, BMX, In-Line Skate and Sport Climbing. New to the Asian X Games, this year’s event will also feature a Moto X Big Air demonstration. Televised live from Shanghai’s KIC Jiangwan Stadium, X Games Asia will air May 1 – May 3 on ESPN Asia networks and will be organized by sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports along with the Shanghai Media Group and Shanghai Sports Federation. The event will also be shown on ESPN International networks in Latin America, Australia, Middle East and Africa.

As in last year, there will also be some roadshows this month with in-line skating and BMX freestyle demonstrations:

- Apr 11-12 at Yandang Road, Luwan District
- Apr 18-19 at Wanda Plaza,Yangpu District
- Apr 25-26 at Wanda Plaza,Yangpu District

photo:  Charlie Xia via XgamesAsia

Previously:

• Parkour, Chinese Style
• Building Snowboarding from the Peak Down

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