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Monster Energy congratulates its BMX and skateboard athletes on a strong performance on day one of X Games Chiba 2022.
CHIBA, Japan, April 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The first-ever edition of X Games in Japan is officially live! Monster Energy congratulates its BMX and skateboard athletes on a strong performance on day one of X Games Chiba 2022. In the inaugural event at ZOZO Marine Stadium, 26-year-old Moto Shibata from Osaka, Japan, took the silver medal in Skateboard Vert in front of a hometown crowd. The BMX Flatland competition, contested for the first time in 19 years at X Games, saw 36-year-old Moto Sasaki from Chiba, Japan, claim bronze.
Supported by Monster Energy as the official energy drink partner, X Games Chiba 2022 is the 64th edition of X Games since the event’s inception in 1995. For three action-packed days, ZOZO Marine Stadium on Tokyo Bay is at the center of the action sports world with a capacity for 30,000 spectators. For a distinctly Japanese flavor, the live event features Park and Street course designs inspired by origami artwork.
More than 90 athletes from 18 countries are competing for a total of 30 medals awarded in ten competitions across three sports. Top-notch athletic performances are supplemented by a cultural festival experience, art installations, and musical performances by the likes of Japanese rock band Man with a Mission, who also supplied the official theme song for X Games Chiba 2022.
Here’s how the action unfolded for team Monster Energy on day one of X Games Chiba 2022:
Skateboard Vert: Monster Energy’s Moto Shibata Soars High to Silver Medal Finish
On Friday afternoon, the Skateboard Vert finals started the very first X Games Chiba with spectacular halfpipe skateboarding. The weekend’s first official medal event saw eight of the world’s best vertical skateboarders take on the enormous halfpipe in a one-hour jam session, winners decided on the highest-scoring run.
Countries represented included Brazil, France, Japan, and
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