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In September 2015, skateboarding was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, surfing, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics; [1] and in June 2016, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games. [2]
Skateboarding was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1] [2] [3] It was the debut appearance of skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. [4]Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020; [5] it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games. [6]
This article details the qualifying phase for skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics.The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 88 athletes coming from their respective NOCs, an increment of ten percent from the Tokyo 2020 roster size (80).
“Since there’s no age limit for skateboarding at the Olympics, any youngsters can compete,” Hiraki, the youngest Olympic medalist since 1936, told CNN in July.
How did skateboarding become an Olympic sport? “It was a long and winding road, that mainly consisted of waiting until the IOC understood enough about skateboarding to make sure that the culture ...
Everything you need to know about skateboarding — park and street — as it makes its Olympic debut at this summer's Tokyo Games.
Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation.
Once seen as a sport for misfits and goof-offs, skateboarding makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo with the blessing of one of its Godfathers, Tony Hawk, who offers a cautionary note to never forget ...