Latin American X Games Qualifier

4 days of X Games action in 4 different sport categories: skateboarding, bicycle stunt, in-line, and wakeboarding. Athletes will compete for prize money and the most coveted prize of all: a qualifying spot to the X Games in the US

Location: Flamengo Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date: March 21-24, 2002

Sport Events: A total of 9 disciplines from four sport categories:


Aggressive in line skating: park, vert
Skateboarding: park, vert, best trick
Bicycle stunt: park, vert, flatland
Wakeboarding: men's

Athletes: Over 200 athletes from Latin America

Countries Represented: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Central America, and the Caribbean

X Games Latin American Athletes: Marco De Santi; Fabiola Da Silva*; Rodil de Araujo; Carlos De Andrade; Diego Buchieri; Fabrizio Santos; Bob Burnquist*; Sandro Dias; Cristiano Mateus; Lincoln Ueda; Sabio Minniti Thaigo; Joao Tambor * past X Games medalists

Television: 5 hours of programming from the X Games Qualifier on the ESPN International Networks as well as Local syndication.

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