Pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk comes to Fatin Syahirah's defence


PETALING JAYA: Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk has come to the aid of fellow skateboarder Fatin Syahirah Roszizi after she was bullied by social media users over her performance at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.

Hawk, who is one of the influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding, wrote a comment on Fatin's Instagram account telling her not to give up, but to be an inspiration instead to a new generation of Malaysian skaters.

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