Tuesday, June 5

Airwalk Teams Up With the Gravity Games

By Press Release

(GOLDEN, CO) The Gravity Games™ and Airwalk® recently announced that they have teamed up to present the Gravity Games Airwalk Amateur Challenge (GGAAC), a five-city tour taking place in skateparks across the U.S. throughout July and August 2001. The GGAAC series promises to be the premiere amateur event of the summer, giving qualifying amateur athletes in the skateboard and BMX categories an opportunity to gain recognition and win a trip to appear in the Gravity Games Airwalk Amateur Challenge exhibition event to take place at the 2001 Gravity Games in Providence, Rhode Island. As title sponsor of GGAAC, airwalk invites qualifying amateur athletes, who are not monetarily compensated by industry sponsors, to register in the skateboarding and BMX categories for the weekly competition which will include non-stop competition, music, demos and autograph sessions by airwalk pro team athletes, food, giveaways and more!

The GGAAC will feature up to 150 amateur athletes in skateboarding and up to 50 amateurs in the BMX category in the novice and open divisions in each market. Each stop will feature qualifying rounds on Saturday, with final rounds and awards following on Sunday. Top novice competitors in both skateboarding and BMX will receive an airwalk prize package, while the top competitors in the open category will win a trip to compete in the Gravity Games Airwalk Amateur Challenge exhibition event to take place at the 2001 Gravity Games, Sunday, September 9, 2001!

"As one of the original skate shoe companies and producer of the first BMX shoe ever, airwalk has supported action sports since the beginning," said Linda Nielander, vice president of marketing for TARE7 and airwalk. "By creating community events like the Gravity Games Airwalk Amateur Challenge across the U.S., airwalk continues to show its grassroots support of action sports by supporting the athletes who make the industry what it is."

"The Amateur Challenge is a perfect extension for the Gravity Games, as it encourages the growth and development of action sports and its participants across the country," said Sharyn Taymor, vice president of business development for EMAP USA.

Sites and dates for the Gravity Games Airwalk Amateur Challenge are as follows:

Saturday, July 7 & Sunday, July 8 - Central Skatepark, Clearwater, Florida Saturday, July 14 & Sunday, July 15 - Chehelem Skatepark, Newberg, Oregon Saturday, July 21 & Sunday, July 22 - Boulder Valley YMCA Skatepark, Boulder, Colorado Saturday, July 28 & Sunday, July 29 - Palace Park Gravity Games Skatepark, Irvine, California Saturday, August 4 & Sunday, August 5 - Mission Valley YMCA Skatepark, San Diego, California *Sunday, September 9 -GGAAC Exhibition Event Finals - Providence, Rhode Island