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skateboarding is an Olympic discipline. After the Rio 2016 games, the IOC accepted that
skateboarding, baseball, surfing, karate and climbing will be present at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Skateboarding will be an Olympic sport for the first time in Tokyo due to the growing interest in urban sports.
Skateboarding was first practiced in the 1940s and has increased in popularity until today.
Being an urban sport,
Skateboarding’s Olympic debut continues!
This morning the women of the first-ever Brazilian and Japanese skateboarding teams hit the Ariake Urban Sports Park to get acquainted with the street course.
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Global ONE FLAG initiative invites sports fans to submit photos to cheer for athletes during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bringing people together as a united virtual community
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HANGZHOU, China, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ AliExpress, a global retail online marketplace part of Alibaba Group, today announced the launch of ONE FLAG, an innovative global initiative designed to unite fans and athletes virtually during the upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The initiative provides a unique opportunity for fans from around the world to show support for athletes and the Olympic Games virtually. AliExpress will transform the digital cheers into a virtual flag, symbolizing the strength and solidarity of a united global community.
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Those following Brown’s exploits via her social media channels over the last 12 months would have seen the youngster making up for missed travelling time by ramping up her repertoire of tricks, under the guidance of skateboarding mentors such as Tony Hawk and Elliot Sloan.
Her ability to gain so much height out of the bowl, combined with her strong grabs, speed and individual style will catch the attention of any competition judge and propel her into the medal mix.
Understandably, the temptation for the ever-enthusiastic youngster might be to show off such improvements immediately now she is back in the competitive arena, with the women s park semi-finals followed by finals on Sunday.