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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]
The 2020 Summer Olympics women's park skateboarding competition occurred on 4 August 2021 at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo, Japan.. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sky Brown (スカイ・ブラウン, Sukai Buraun, born 7 July 2008) [2] [3] is a British-Japanese professional skateboarder and surfer who competes for Great Britain. She was the youngest professional skateboarder in the world, and has also won the American TV programme Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.
“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.
The 2024 Summer Olympics women's street skateboarding competition took place on 28 July 2024 at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. [1]This was the second edition of the event after it has been introduced at the 2020 Olympics.
Brazil's 15-year-old skateboarding sensation Rayssa Leal, one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the street event at the Paris Olympics next year, won her first Pan American Games crown on ...
In the bowls and street skating ledges and rails of U.S. skate parks, women and girls exude pride over their increasingly impressive skateboarding skills and say even the guys who have long ...
The 2024 Summer Olympics women's park skateboarding competition occurred on 6 August 2024 at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Sakura Yosozumi was a defending 2020 Olympic champion, but she was eliminated in the semifinals and did not qualify for the finals.