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14-year-old wins Mangawhai Bowl Jam
Taranaki’s Niwa Shewry stunned crowds.
Leigh McKenzie does it single-handed.
Some big air was achieved at the jam.
Taranaki’s Niwa Shewry, 14, stunned crowds with his performance at the 10th annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam this month.
Organiser Jesse Peters says until the open final it appeared a sure thing that Taupo pro-skater Bowman Hansen would dominate with his consistency and effortless style.
But Peters says after a spine-chilling slam, things gelled for Shewry as he linked up a combination of hair-raising tricks, including a kickflip indy followed by a frontside noseblunt.
It earned Shewry top place on the podium, alongside Bowman in second and Raglan’s Tom Mitchell in third.
“I had a bit of a rough one last year.” He said the “redemption” of completing the trick that had seen him fall was an incentive to keep going after injury. “It never gets boring so it s always a constant thrill.” This year, he s at the top end of the standings again.
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The 3rd Annual Oakura Bowl Jam skateboard competition is on this weekend. Remus Henare, 14, from Taupō is competing. In the future, Niwa would love being able to skateboard for a living. Skateboarding is set to be introduced at the Tokyo Olympic Games this year, if it goes ahead, and Niwa has been selected by Skateboard NZ as a future Olympic prospect.