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Red Bull Manny Mania Pro Final 21 – 22.08.10
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After 32 qualifying events, the world’s best amateur skaters compete for the golden ticket that will let them enter the invite-only Red Bull Manny Mania Pro event. New York, USA
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From mountain high to ocean deep, here’s the best sporting events, the world over
O’Marisquino 2010 06 – 08.08.10
Red Bull Xrow 14.08.10
The 10th anniversary of this sports festival features BMX, skateboarding, B-Boying and FMX competitions. The starting line-up features more than a few stars, including Mack McKelton, Danny Leon, Sergio Layos, Madars Apse and Jorge Gomez. Vigo, Spain
More than 40 rowing teams of eight with coxswain take to the water to prove they have what it takes. But this is no ordinary test: the course covers several lakes, meaning they must pick up their boat and run to get from one to the other. Lucerne, Switzerland
Ski Jumping Summer Grand Prix 07 – 08.08.10
Red Bull Rookies Cup 14.08.10
With a little help from some fake grass and water, ski jumpers can get mid-air thrills all summer long. Hinterzarten, Germany
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 08.08.10 As the series reaches the halfway mark, competition is fierce. British diver Gary Hunt is determined to take the overall top-spot on the podium, but 10-time world champion Orlando Duque certainly won’t be giving up the title without a fight. Polignano a Mare, Italy
PGA Championship 09 – 15.08.10 This is the 92nd edition the historic golf championship. Talented Colombian Camilo Villegas is hoping to continue the strong form that has pushed him further into the spotlight over the course of 2010. Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA
Red Bull X-Fighters 14.08.10 Battersea Power Station provides a suitably dramatic backdrop for the penultimate round of the world’s biggest FMX battle. The atmosphere is at boiling point as the best riders smell victory in the air. London, England
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Tensions are set to be high at the second-to-last stop on the 2010 calendar, as 25 of the world’s best teenage racers from 15 nations near their last chance to prove themselves on the track. Brno, Czech Republic
Pro Wakeboard Tour 14 – 15.08.10 The cream of the world’s wakeboarding scene, including Parks Bonifay, Dallas Friday, JD Webb and Adam Errington, finish this gruelling five-stop contest battling for supremacy on the water in elimination rounds. The action is beamed onto an on-shore big screen. Knoxville, Texas, USA
Baltic Games 20 – 21.08.10 The skateboard and BMX festival in the northern harbour city is Poland’s most important. BMX biker Michael Beran from the Czech Republic is one of the competitors. Danzig, Poland
IFSC Climbing World Cup 20 – 21.08.10 World-class athletes, including Slovenian Natalija Gros, compete in lead and speed disciplines as the 2010 championship continues. Xining, China
FIM Motocross World Championship 22.08.10 With only two championship rounds to go after the action unfolds in Brazil, MX1 riders will have to work hard to stop Antonio Cairoli taking the crown. Campo Grande, Brazil