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October 19, 2006 Dubai, UAE - ESPN, Inc. and XXX announced today the return of ESPN X Games Dubai 2006 presented by XXX to be held in the United Arab Emirates, with an exhibition featuring the world’s top action sports athletes. Since last year’s event drew approximately 23,000 action sports enthusiasts, city officials, XXX and ESPN are supporting the event’s return. X Games Dubai is scheduled to be held December 1-3, 2006 in Dubai Creek Park, the United Arab Emirates’ second largest park, the event is free. Performances will be held on the vert ramp with Aggressive In-line Skate, BMX, Skateboard, and The Moto X ramps will be visited by the world’s leading riders. There is a small fee to enter Dubai Creek Park.
“The X Games in Dubai last year introduced action sports to a new market which has subsequently grown following the event’s huge success. This year we are delighted to be staging a second X Games in the United Arab Emirates and believe this event and the X Games franchise will continue to grow,” said Jack Wienert, ESPN X Games Executive Director.
Athletes scheduled to appear are X Games 12 Skateboard Gold medalist Sandro Dias (Brazil), BMX legend Mat Hoffman (USA), In-line Skate champion Fabiola da Silva (Brazil) and brothers Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko (Japan), the latest Moto X phenomenon’s Blake Williams and Cameron Sinclair (Australia) and many more representing England, Spain, Denmark and France.
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