“Action sports have a worldwide following and we are excited to bring the best skateboard and BMX athletes in the world to the fans in Asia.” “We couldn’t be more excited to bring the first AST international event to Beijing and Daxing China New Media Zone,” said Zhou Qiang, president of Xingyi New Media Investment Company. “Action sports has a global audience, and the best skateboard and BMX athletes in the world will be in Beijing to compete in the event. With strong event media partners, such as CCTV Olympic Channel, we believe AST China Invitational will generate unprecedented Chinese interest in action sports.”
The point’s leaders in the skateboard vert and park and BMX vert disciplines were invited to the AST China Invitational based on their rankings at the end of the 2007 AST Dew Tour season.
The complete list of confirmed BMX athletes is as follows:
BMX Vert:
-Jamie Bestwick
-Steven McCann
-Chad Kagy
-Jimmy Walker
-Kevin Robinson
-Dennis McCoy
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