Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Asian Games gold medallist Margielyn Didal and Shin Sanbongi have been named respective women’s and men’s Asia Skater of the Year for 2020 at the inaugural Asia Skateboarding Awards, with each receiving $1,500 (£1,000/€1,200)..
The event involved more than 250 nominations across six categories using video clips, with a final adjudication for Skater of the Year.
Entries were received from all over Asia, including Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, the Maldives, Afghanistan, Iran and Palestine.
Didal, a 21-year-old from Cebu in The Philippines, was chosen from an entry of 60 women skateboarders.
She won street gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, and won two titles at the Southeast Asian Games the Philippines hosted a year later.