Gravity Games Creates Legacy Of Action Sports

Gravity Games officials together with Mayor Jane Campbell will announce today that Cleveland will be home to one of the country's newest skateparks. Through its partner Skatewave Modular Skatepark Systems, Gravity Games will donate to Cleveland the equipment used in the 2003 Gravity Games Interactive Skatepark, part of the Gravity Games Festival Village. Gravity Games returns to Cleveland's North Coast Harbor behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

I am excited that the Gravity Games are returning to Cleveland. Last year's event brought more than 162,000 people to downtown Cleveland creating great excitement for children as well as adults, said Mayor Jane L. Campbell. Cleveland is a city that thrives on maintaining fun and recreation for families. With Gravity Games officials donating their 2003 Interactive Skatepark to the North Coast Harbor, our local skateboarders will now have a special place of their own, thank you.

Gravity Games will donate hundreds of tickets to Cleveland and Cuyahoga County youth groups, so that kids throughout the area will have the chance to see the world's best action sports athletes compete such as Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Dave Mirra, Andy Macdonald, Travis Pastrana and Ryan Nyquist, just to name a few.

At the press conference, city officials will announce that 25 lucky kids can win a free trip to Camp Woodward for a week. Camp Woodward is the best action sports training facility in the world featuring skateboarding, inline and BMX. The Cleveland Recreation Department will hold an essay contest for the children of Cleveland.

The success of the 2002 Gravity Games and the buzz around this year's event prove that Cleveland is a hotbed for action sports, said Wade Martin, general manager of Gravity Games, LLC. We're thrilled to be able to give Cleveland's local action sports athletes a skatepark that they can call their own and on which they can develop their talents. We hope the park will help produce a greater contingency of Cleveland natives in the professional ranks in years to come.

Pro skateboarder Andy Macdonald added, The city of Cleveland should be proud that it can finally offer its youth a place to skate. The park design is perfect for both beginner and intermediate skaters and, most importantly, will be fun for all.

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