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Extreme sports in Baku

31 May 2013 09:29 (UTC+04:00)
Extreme sports in Baku

By Nazrin Gadimova

Sometimes it is possible to defeat the laws of gravity! This statement have been proven by motorcycles, masterfully managed by the world famous riders during the Red Bull X-Fighters Jams show, which held in Baku on May 25.

Such mind-blowing tricks on ultraboundary heights Baku have not seen ever!

The riders performed their show on a specially installed more than 3 meters height trampoline on which motorcycle extreme athletes made incredible stunts, flying up in a height of over 10 meters and at the same time manipulating their 100-kilogram motorcycles with absolute precision.

Viewers were pleased by riders Alex Kolesnikov (Russia), Daniel Bodin (Sweden), Ivan Zukkoni (Italy) and Vanni Oddera (Italy).

Vanni Oddera was very happy with the show.

"Red bull has organized all the best, the audience was very hot and supported our every jump. I was amazed how nice Baku is. People are very kind. I enjoyed it very much and hope to return to Azerbaijan," he shared his impressions.

Red Bull X-Fighters Jams are the series of demonstrations by famous athletes of the world's top riders, which is support of the Red Bull X-Fighters - the world's most prestigious tournament in freestyle motocross.

This is a "demo" of international competitions in freestyle motocross Red Bull X-Fighters, which are considered to be the most entertaining in motorsports the tenth year in a row.

The Red Bull company organizes its competitions in Baku not for the first time - the capital of Azerbaijan hosted the Red Bull Showrun Baku, a breathtaking show put on by Running Showcar team on June 17, 2012, Ryan Doyle, from the United Kingdom, performed his unique abilities in freerunning during Red Bull Parkour in Baku on May 25, 2013.

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