Freestyle footballer to visit city

Japanese freestyle football star Kotaro Tokuda, better known as ‘Tokura’ will be performing in Mumbai. He is visiting India from November 10-12 and will first visit Kolkata where he will conduct a workshop for freestyle tricks at WePlay, Newtown, Kolkata. This will be followed by a Freestyle Contest at the popular Acropolis Mall where Tokura will judge each performance to select a winner.

Tokura will also be conducting freestyle workshops in Mumbai to engage and encourage young freestyle football enthusiasts. He will also perform at the Indian Sports Honours Awards Ceremony, which will be held at the Mahalakshmi racecourse on the November 11.

“I look forward to visiting India and to experience the craze of freestyle soccer community there. I am honoured to be invited to the Indian Sports Honours Awards Ceremony in Mumbai, and am excited to feel the energy in Kolkata, known to be the hub of Indian Football,” said the Red Bull athlete.

A local celebrity across Japan, Tokura became Red Bull Street Style World Champion in 2012, taking home the gold medal at the finals in Italy. Since then, Tokura has become one of the busiest athletes on the Red Bull roster and has travelled the world extensively, performing his signature “ninja” style tricks and jaw-dropping acrobatic moves such as the “backflip catch” at hundreds of high profile events over the past few years.