Is skateboarding being added to the Olympics?

Publish date: 2022-09-08

Following up on the IOC Executive Board's approval, World Skate is proud to announce that skateboarding has been officially confirmed as part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games program.

Will skateboarding be a new Olympic sport?

Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020; it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games. The proposal to add skateboarding to the Olympics was approved in August of 2016.

Will skateboarding be in the 2021 Olympics?

Skateboarding made its debut appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. It has also been provisionally approved by the IOC for inclusion at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Did the Olympics add skateboarding?

Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo (which were played in 2021 due to the pandemic).

Why is skateboarding being added to the Olympics?

Skateboarding was added to the Olympics with the hope that it will instill the Summer Games with a jolt of youthful rebellion. One way it will do that in Tokyo is by starring true youth.

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Was Tony Hawk in the Olympics?

Hawk, 53, did not compete for gold at the Olympics but instead served as a commentator with NBC to help bring viewers into the event.

What skateboarders will be in the Olympics?

16 skaters confirmed

Who is the youngest gold medalist?

The current accepted youngest gold medalist is Marjorie Gestring, a 13-year-old American diver who won the springboard competition in 1936.

Will skateboarding be in the Olympics 2024?

Following up on the IOC Executive Board's approval, World Skate is proud to announce that skateboarding has been officially confirmed as part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games program.

Who is judging skateboarding at the Olympics?

Skateboarding is new to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics so “California Live” meets up with the head judge, Lincoln Ueda, to understand the history and culture of the sport and how it's scored.

Will Tony Hawk compete in the 2021 Olympics?

While Hawk will not compete in Tokyo, he will be a part of NBC's broadcasting crew when the sport he helped put on the map takes centre stage.

Does Tony Hawk still compete?

Although he officially retired from competition in 2003, Hawk has remained an ambassador for the sport -- with 6.6 million Instagram followers -- and says he still skates every day.

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