Mandurah Mazda Action Sports Games to return during Crab Fest weekend

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The Mandurah Mazda Action Sports Games (MASG) will once again return in 2023.

The event will be held during the Crab Fest weekend from March 17 to 19 with all the sports action happening on the Mandurah estuary and the Western Foreshore.

The Action Sports Games combines wakeboarding, skateboarding and BMX Freestyle, scooter, and Freestyle Motocross into an action-packed extreme sports weekend, that will attract some of Australia’s best action sports stars to Mandurah to compete for $20,000 in cash and prizes.

The program will include Freestyle Motocross (FMX) demonstrations by some of Australia's best FMX riders, DJ’s, live music, food trucks and games.

The wakeboarding competition will be held on the Mandurah estuary and with the easing of COVID-19 border restrictions; many world class wakeboarders have indicated their desire to return to Mandurah to compete.

The Skate, BMX, and Scooter competition along with the Freestyle Motocross demonstrations will be held at Hall Park on the Western Foreshore.

“We are extremely fortunate to have accessed funding through the Tourism WA Regional Events Scheme, Drug Aware through Healthway and the City of Mandurah and Visit Mandurah to keep this awesome event growing,” Event Director Tim Thirsk said.

“The support of the Mandurah community especially Mandurah Mazda taking up naming rights to the event again and Mandurah is a world class location to host the Action Sports Games."

Mayor Rhys Williams said the Action Sports Games was an exciting addition to Mandurah’s huge 2023 Crab Fest program.

“We’re so excited to have Crab Fest back in 2023 and the Action Sports Games is set to be a clear highlight of the festivities, with action-packed, adrenalin-filled sports and activities playing out on our central waterways, state-of-the-art skatepark and foreshore spaces,” Mayor Williams said.

“It’s going to be a massive weekend in Mandurah and we’re looking forward to welcoming all the competitors and spectators to our beautiful city for the 2023 Action Sports Games.”

The Mandurah Mazda Action Sports Games and Crab Festival combined will see over 100,000 people converge on Mandurah.
 

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