The world's biggest skateboard visits Invercargill
Two primary school pupils managed to get the Great Olympic Skate Roadshow to visit their school in Invercargill.
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Two primary school pupils managed to get the Great Olympic Skate Roadshow to visit their school in Invercargill.
New Zealand Olympic Committee commercial director Sharon van Gulik said skateboarders Bowman Hansen and Matthew Markland were taking Eke Tahi on a 41-day tour around 45 New Zealand towns and cities, joined by the Black Sticks men’s and women’s hockey teams, to celebrate the news and promote New Zealand’s Tokyo 2020 team. The roadshow began at Kaikohe West School and would travel down to Invercargill before heading back to Auckland for its final stop in June. The skateboard was in Palmerston North for one day only. David Unwin/Stuff Olympic skateboarding prospects Bowman Hansen ...
The skateboard will be at Napier's Bay Skate from 9am to noon on Saturday.
Giant skateboard dropping in to BOP Future Olympic hopeful’s Matt Markland and Bowman Hansen standing on the giant skateboard, Eke Tahi. Photos. John Borren/SunLive. '); } else { // } New Zealand’s Olympic Committee is hoping Kiwi’s will go goofy for skateboarding ahead of the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The Great Olympic Skate Roadshow is trucking around Aotearoa, visiting 45 towns in 41 days, aiming to subvert the general public’s preconceptions of the new sports entering this year. To do so, the roadshow has the aid of a giant, 800kg, 12-metre long ska...
Press Release – NZ Olympic Team 11 May 2021 Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi , meaning Ride as One, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committees giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic … 11 May 2021 Aotearoa has spoken. Eke Tahi, meaning ‘Ride as One’, is the name of The New Zealand Olympic Committee’s giant 12-metre-long, 800kg skateboard. The name was announced yesterday at Kaikohe West School as Eke Tahi kicked off its epic 41-day Great Olympic Skate Roadshow. Nearly 1,000 Kiwis entered na...