Is Skateboarding In The 2020 Olympics
Skateboarding will make its olympic debut in tokyo 2020.
Is skateboarding in the 2020 olympics. Skateboarding at the olympics. The international olympic committee ioc today agreed to add baseball softball karate skateboard sports climbing and surfing to the sports programme for the olympic games tokyo 2020. Skateboarding is going to become an olympic sport at tokyo 2020 the world of ledge grinding ollie jumping kick flipping and bowl riding will be showcased alongside several. 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.
Skateboarding is making its way on to the biggest stage of them all. Skateboarding at the 2020 summer olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo japan. 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. The street skateboarding competitions will be held on 26 and 27 july 2020 and the park skateboarding competitions will be held on 5 and 6 august 2020.
Because of its growing popularity skateboarding is one of the five sports added to the 2020 tokyo summer olympics. However it is not guaranteed that it will be contested in later years. Often seen as renegade or rebellious characterized by dizzying midair twists and turns skateboarding will make. Skateboarding will feature at the olympic games for the first time in tokyo 2020.
The competition will be held at the ariake urban sports park. Skateboarding a rebellious street sport will debut at the 2020 olympics in tokyo. The olympic games in tokyo 2020. One of the most decorated skaters of all time nyjah huston is arguably.
It will be the debut appearance of skateboarding at the summer olympics. It will be the debut appearance of skateboarding at the summer olympics skateboarding is one of five new sports added to the olympic program specifically for 2020 rather than as a permanent sport. Skateboarding is one of five new sports added to the olympic program specifically for 2020 rather than as a permanen. With the entry lists still to be decided we re taking a look at the big names who will be hoping to make an impact in olympic skateboarding.
An action shot of usa s nyjah huston at the x games.