CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Janwaar Skating Park, India’s first rural skate park, is a not-for-profit project that teaches village children skateboarding for free. It exists in Janwaar village in Bundelkhand and has been built by German community activist Ulrike Reinhard.

Detailed explanation-2: -Play Arena Bengaluru, Karnataka. This is India’s first and all commercial skatepark. Designed and built by Nick Smith the park was constructed over a period of 16 months from 2009-2010.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first skatepark in the world, Surf City, opened for business at 5140 E. Speedway in Tucson, Arizona on September 3, 1965. Patti McGee, Women’s National Champion, attended the grand opening. The park had concrete ramps and was operated by Arizona Surf City Enterprises, Inc.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Desert Dolphin Skatepark was constructed as a part of the international feature film titled ‘SKATER GIRL’ soon available on Netflix worldwide in 2021. Situated on an one acre campus, the 14, 500 sqft skatepark is one of India’s largest and Rajasthan’s first skatepark.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was built by Jack Graham and the donor, John O’Malley and continued to operate until 1979, when it was buried, intact, beneath a layer of dirt for more than two decades.