Don't give up, Tony Hawk tells Fatin Syahirah

Legendary skateboarding figure Tony Hawk has come out in support of Malaysian skateboarder Fatin Syahirah Roszizi.

The 16-year-old received online abuse for her performance at the 2018 Asian Games earlier this week, leading to her deleting all her Instagram posts.

Since then, overwhelming support had been pouring in for her including from Minister of Youth and Sports Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Malaysian songstress Yuna Zarai and national skateboarding icon Joe Ipoh.

In response, Fatin returned to Instagram to thank the support, which received a comment from Hawk himself.

"Don't give up! If I had listened to the haters throughout my life, I would have stopped skating way too soon.

"They are simply projecting their insecurities on you because they wish they had the courage to follow their dreams.

"You can be an inspiration to a new generation of Malaysian skaters," he commented.