Competing in the Street Lines Skate Tournament for the first time, and taking the overall win, we caught up with Brandon Valjalo to talk about his experience at the event, the sport of Skateboarding in South Africa, his plans for the future, and more… What does the sport of Skateboarding mean to you? Skateboarding is such a beautiful thing because ...
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Olympians Claim Victory at the 2023 Street Lines Skate Tournament
The third edition of the Street Lines Skate Tournament presented by LW Mag and Dragon Energy Drink in association with Dickies, Garmin and GoPro took place at the legendary Thrashers Skatepark in Pretoria over the weekend. Olympians, Boipelo Awuah (Kimberley) and Brandon Valjalo (Johannesburg) took top honours in the Women’s and Men’s divisions respectively. 70 Skateboarders (20 Women and 50 ...
Read More »Leticia Bufoni South Africa Tour Interview
World renowned Red Bull skateboarder, Leticia Bufoni, visited South Africa over the last week, joined by friends Aldana Bertran (Argentina) and Brandon Valjalo (South Africa) skating spots around the country with some of our local skaters. Notably hosting two workshops, aimed at female Skateboarding, at the Pimville Skate Park in Soweto with Island Gals and The Shred Skate Park in Cape ...
Read More »ULT.X Action Sports Festival Returns to Cape Town
Ultimate X (ULT.X) returns to Cape Town for 2023 taking place at V&A Waterfront this weekend – 3 and 4 March. V&A’s Battery Park plays host to the Action Sports filled weekend featuring BMX and Skateboarding action. Alongside the BMX and Skate competitions, this year’s event will feature brand activations and giveaways, and live artist performances by Jack Parow, DJ Ready ...
Read More »Greetings From Johannesburg | The Soul Skaters Of South Africa
The latest episode of the Red Bull Greetings From series, rolls out with the past, present and future of skateboarding in the world-famous city of Johannesburg. Meet key characters and more than thirty other faces who make up some of the close-knit city skate scene, wo skate all over the urban cityscape of Johannesburg and show us a glimpse of ...
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