The biggest summer action sports event of the year runs from August 2-5, 2007. X Games 13 gets underway in Los Angeles, California - the birthplace of extreme sports. Kidzworld takes a look at the events and athletes of the X Games.
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The Summer X Games features
six different sports - skateboarding,
motocross riders will start at the same time, with the winner being the first to complete 20 laps of the track.
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There will be plenty of the
usual suspects down in L.A. for this year's games. Favorites you'll see are skateboarders
rally car driver Ken Block.
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Sports which have been a part of previous rock climbing, sky surfing, street luge, wind surfing, bungy jumping and barefoot jumping.
The first X Games were held in 1995 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Tony Hawk landed the first ever 900 on a skateboard at X Games V in 1999.
The X Games promotes eco-friendly venues - the skateboarding ramps are made from FSC certified wood which was harvested from responsibly managed forests.
On Friday, August 3, 2007, the X Games will be Girls' Day - a tribute to the ladies of the action sports world. It will include all day events and clinics for fans.
For a complete TV viewing schedule for X Games X, click here.
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