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Ex Games to feature Olympian, other extreme athletes at CNE

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On the heels of the Paris Olympics, the oldest competing skateboarder this year, Great Britain’s Andy Macdonald, 51, will make his CNE debut, joining a lineup of pro skaters, BMX riders and inline skaters for The Ex Games at the Canadian National Exhibition this year.

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The CNE said some of the world’s best extreme athletes will put on a high-flying show on a 12-foot halfpipe in front of the iconic Princes’ Gates with three performances daily at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

The Ex Games are the CNE’s take on the X Games, which have served as an Olympics of sorts for extreme sports since 1995.

Back for its 145th year, the CNE runs from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2.

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