Skateboarding culture around the world - in pictures
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Skateboarders walk past the graffiti in Leake Street graffiti tunnel in London. AFP -
A pro-democracy protester skateboards across a banner of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha during an anti-government demonstration at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. AFP -
Marcus Giovannone rides his skateboard down a hill near Mount Shasta, California. Getty Images / AFP -
Downhill skateboarders ride modified longboards down hills at extreme speeds routinely between 60-100 kilometres per hour. Getty Images / AFP -
People jump with their skateboards as the sun sets over Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. Reuters -
A youth performs a trick on his skateboard at the Extreme Park Daniel Dhers in the Chacao neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP -
A model rides on a skateboard as she presents a creation by Japanese designer Issey Miyake during the Women's Spring-Summer Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, France. AFP -
A girl skates in a skate park as part of a weekly training programme by Ethiopian Girls Skate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP -
Ethiopian Girls Skate is an initiative that promotes skateboarding among girls of different social background to improve mental health and promote empowerment. AFP -
Tate Carew competes during the Men's Park Final at the Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa. Getty Images / AFP -
Gavin Bottger competes during the Men's Park Final during the Dew Tour. Getty Images / AFP -
Chloe Covell of Australia looks on during the Women's Street Final at the Dew Tour. Getty Images / AFP -
Nyjah Huston of the US in action during the Men's Finals at the World Street Skateboarding Championships in Rome, Italy. AP -
Coco Yoshizawa of Japan in action during the Women's Finals of the World Street Skateboarding Championships in Rome. Getty Images -
France's Aurelien Giraud performs a trick during the men's competition at the World Street Skateboarding Championships. AFP -
Vincent Milou of France competes in Rome. AFP -
A man performs tricks on a skateboard as he participates in an event celebrating Go Skateboarding Day in Manila. AFP -
Skateboarders participate in the Manila event. AFP -
A skater performs on a skateboarding ramp that is part of a work by Thailand's Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture initiative in Kassel, Germany. AFP -
A child rides a skateboard along the pavement in Beijing, China. AFP -
A skateboarder performs an ollie over a rubbish bin as a police vehicle passes by in Los Angeles, California. Reuters -
An aerial picture shows the inauguration of the first skatepark in Libya in the capital of Tripoli. AFP -
At the new skatepark, financed by the US embassy and built by the Make Life Skate Life NGO, Libyan skaters rush at full speed on the ramps to perform jumps and tricks. AFP -
A skateboarder performs during the Skateboard Street Pro Men in Montpellier, France. AFP -
Zion Ricks-Gaines, a blind skateboarder, gets air while doing an ollie at a skateboard park in San Francisco, California. AFP -
Youths skateboard outside the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington. AFP -
Sergey Korenev of Portland, Oregon, spends an hour skateboarding with his daughters before leaving for Ukraine to help in the war effort. Getty Images / AFP -
A skateboarder passes a wall decorated with a mosaic depicting a Second World War battle scene in an underground passage in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Ukraine. AFP -
A skateboarder does a trick behind a mural of famous poet and activist Vasyl Stus in Kyiv, Ukraine. Getty Images -
A skateboarder performs at the Chingay showcase as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at Changi Airport in Singapore. AFP -
A woman practises skating in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA
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