XMotionMag Issue 3 June/July 2017 ISSUE3_JUNE-JULY17 | Page 16

MAGENTA DUBAI TOUR As the sun set on Bay Avenue Skate Park, XMotionMag was in the midst of the action to witness the season-closing Dynamic Sports Skate Competition in collaboration with Magenta Skateboards. The competition was announced as part of a regional tour by the Magenta Skateboards team and attracted riders from as far away as Abu Dhabi, who came to shred the Bay Avenue Skate Park in front of an international panel of judges. The weather cooled, but the atmosphere only got hotter and hotter as over 20 skaters of all ages took to the park to wow the judges. Contestants were judged on skill, tricks and use of the course and skaters competed three at a time in a jam format giving spectators and passers-by a taste of the action. Words - Wayne Gray Images - Hani Talat, Dave Manuad, Wayne Gray