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Visitors to Riverland Dubai this week can witness an exciting display of extreme athletes including parkour experts, flyboarders and BMX pros.
The event, entitled 'Xtreme Acts on the River' also includes exhilarating pogo stick jumpers, scooter riders, high-speed inline skaters, and 'bag-drops' onto inflatable landing areas from platforms up to 20 metres high, all performing to the sound of music played by DJs.
The diverse groups of athletes are drawn from the most renowned extreme athletes in the world, many of whom have won international competitions in their home countries such as Ukraine, Great Britain, Russia and Jordan.
The parkour runners were the crowd favourites on Thursday - the event's opening day - as they flipped and spun over and above obstacles to the loud cheer of spectators.
A parkour pro, 22-year old Ukrainian national Rostyslav Chulkov, explained that parkour is "movement from point A to point B using any sort of flips or tricks."
"I try to do gymnastics to improve my technique. It's a really nice sport to improve the body and make the muscles and the soul strong," he said. "The environment (at the Xtreme Acts event) is different, but I love it. I didn't expect it at all. The platform is amazing. It allows us to show what we can do. We hope people come see us, ask any questions, and maybe even give you advice to learn a few tricks."
Scooter rider at Xtreme Acts on the river at #Riverland Dubai?.
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Athletes try bag jump at 'Xtreme Acts on the River' event at #Riverland Dubai. (Video by Juidin Bernarrd/Khaleej Times) #KnowYourKT pic.twitter.com/EEniICI4xS- bernd@khaleejtimes.com
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