Pattaya: First of its kind seaside extreme sports arena planned for Bali Hai

[webfact]

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that the Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome had been in negotiations with the Extreme Sports' Association of Thailand regarding the building of an arena at Bali Hai port by the dancing fountains. 

 

Deputy mayor Pattana Bunsawat said that Piti Phiromphakdi of the association was helping City Hall with the design layout and specifications.

 

Sports that will be able to be practiced and shown there include rollerblading, BMX and skate boarding. 

 

It will be the first of its kind in a beachfront location in Thailand. 

 

It is hoped that international competition will be able to be held there as the 40 meter x 20 meter arena will follow all good standards. 

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Budget for the build will hopefully come from a fund for sports' development.

 

Pattana said that the facility will help youth to use their time wisely.

 

He mentioned that five local youth are ranked already among the best extreme sportsmen in Asia. 

 

 

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[petermik]

"Pattana (deputy Mayor) said the facility will help use their time wisely".....hopefully then plenty of mobile charging stations will be installed.....????

[champers]

A lot of accidents waiting to happen, if the bad example set by the recent surf boarding event at Central Marina is anything to go by.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Sports that will be able to be practiced and shown there include rollerblading, BMX and skate boarding.

Might be better to build it closer to a hospital.

[RichardColeman]

Listen mate, extreme sports in Pattaya should be more like Avoiding tripping up over the pavement and breaking something, The Chinese turd hurdle, The Dodging the cars on zebra crossing, The ladyboy sneak quickstep and The 3ft water wade for the Songtel sprint ! Sure we could all add a few more

[Burma Bill]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

include rollerblading, BMX and skate boarding. 

 

Will the facilities be available to foreign ex-pats and OAP's???

 

[Cake Monster]

And the top attraction will be Black Water Rafting down the Sewage out flows.

[Nanaplaza666]

I thought these days other sports where Xtreme sports , rollerblading scateboards and BMX havn't been Xtreme sports for a few decades maybe back in the 70's but now Xtreme sports are totally different . 

[redwood1]

I in the 10 years I have been in Pattaya.....I have only very rarely seen anyone riding a skateboard or a BMX bike......How many (No Skateboarding) signs have you seen around town?.....Almost Zero or Zero is how many because very few people ride them.......

 

Now.......Out of the blue, some bureaucrat has decided that skateboarding is going to be in fashion and will now be a popular sport.......Hey I got nothing against skateboarding.......But all this skateboarding stuff was hardly a organic trend........ 

Edited April 6, 2021 by redwood1

[MrJ2U]

Skateboarding and BMX bikes.  Sounds like a bunch of teenage kids.

[heybuz]

15 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Listen mate, extreme sports in Pattaya should be more like Avoiding tripping up over the pavement and breaking something, The Chinese turd hurdle, The Dodging the cars on zebra crossing, The ladyboy sneak quickstep and The 3ft water wade for the Songtel sprint ! Sure we could all add a few more

And the jetski sidestep.

[Damrongsak]

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Listen mate, extreme sports in Pattaya should be more like Avoiding tripping up over the pavement and breaking something, The Chinese turd hurdle, The Dodging the cars on zebra crossing, The ladyboy sneak quickstep and The 3ft water wade for the Songtel sprint ! Sure we could all add a few more

 

Don't forget the Limbo event, ducking under low-hanging live electrical wires and awning ropes. 

Edited April 6, 2021 by Damrongsak