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Start Here Beginners Articles Countries Events Skaters Site Map Skating Styles Aggressive Artistic Fitness Ice Naked Hockey Recreation Skateboard Speed - [View More] Equipment Skates Wheels Bearings Protective Gear Helmets Maintenance Accessories - [ View More] Community Message Board Chat Room Newsletter Regional Countries Local Clubs Group Skates Skate Tours Media Books Magazines Movies Posters Video Clips Videos Video Games More Topics Beginners Deaths Health Issues History How to Skate Hydration Injuries Legal Issues Lessons Nutrition Organizations Police Skating Safety Sports Medicine Travel Web Sites Where to Skate - [View More] Site Map Quick Start Search	X Games Athletes Visit an Orphanage in Thailand A group of top X Games athletes and world champions visited an orphanage in Bangkok, Thailand on March 26, 2005. Athletes included in the group included inline skaters, skateboarders, BMX riders, and motocross riders. WORLD’S BEST ACTION SPORT ATHLETES SPEND A DAY AT THAILAND’S LARGEST ORPHANAGE Athletes Perform At The Thailand X Games Cup For the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation While Supporting One Of Its Sponsored Orphanages In an effort to raise money and awareness towards the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation, together with ESPN Inc., ESPN STAR Sports, the athletes joined together to donate a portion of the proceeds from the event, including a portion of the athletes’ appearance fees that will go towards the Foundation. Today at the event, the athletes put on a free show for more than 5100 spectators at the Stadium where the event will continue through Sunday. Earlier in the day, the X Games stars put on a show off the vert ramp for more than 150 orphaned children where they served ice cream and handed out toys. The Supanimit Orphanage is the most famous and largest orphanage in Bangkok and supported under the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation. "It was heart-wrenching. I just wanted to scoop them all up and take them home," said BMX rider Kevin Robinson about the visit. "I look at my own daughter and see how much love she has from her two parents and feel sad that these children don’t have that." Skateboarders Bob Burnquist and Jen O’Brien brought an entire suitcase full of coloring books, crayons, stuffed toys and more from the USA to hand out to the children. The weekend-long event will showcase several former and current X Games champions, including aggressive in-line skaters Fabiola da Silva (Brazil) and the Yasutoko Brothers (Japan); BMX riders Mat Hoffman (USA), Kevin Robinson (USA), Jamie Bestwick (U.K.) and Koji Kraft (USA); skateboarders Bob Burnquist (Brazil), Sandro Dias (Brazil), Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Canada) and Mathias Ringstrom (Sweden); moto X riders Justin Homan (USA), Derek Cook (USA) and Jesse Olsen (USA). In addition to the planned demos, the Thai Extreme Association’s top 15 ranked athletes will compete in Bicycle Stunt Park, Aggressive In-line Park, Skateboard Park. The top finisher in each discipline will receive an all-expense paid trip and invitation to compete in the Asian X Games 2005 presented by KIA in Seoul, South Korea from May 26 – 29. Today in the Bicyle Stunt Park final Chansree Wootisak of Chaingmai, Thailand grabbed the gold and the trip to Korea in May. The Thailand X Games Cup 2005 enjoys high-level sponsorship and organizational support from official host Tourism Authority of Thailand; Powered by True and Orange; Official Mobile Handset, Motorola; Official Automobile, KIA Motors, and Official Television platform UBC. Additional support comes from Siam Motor Sport and Sport Radio. See Also 2005 Thailand X Games Cup - Main Menu Related Links All X Games Events in 2005 All X Games Since 1995 Action Sports Skating in Asian Countries Official Skating Federations International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) National Roller Skating Federations	Kathie Fry, Editor Join our friendly international skating community SkateLog Forum What I Saw Skating in Venice Beach 2007 Skating Wall Calendars Free SkateLog Business Cards Renate Groenewold + Other Dutch Skaters National Federations FIRS SKATERS by Country by Name by Birthday Photos Girl Skater Photo Gallery SKATE STOPPERS Are They Dangerous? CONNY'S NEW BUST LINE Photos of Lisa Suggitt Portraits Skating El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates. [ Read More ] A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm. [Read More] Tony Hawk Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker World War II Skating Messenger Girls FUN IN HOLLAND! I got painted orange in Heerenveen and almost arrested in Groningen)... My 92 year old skating buddy Subscribe to our Atom formatted Newsfeed Here's How
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