The soaring popularity of esports could put them up for serious consideration as an Olympic sport as the IOC looks to attract new and younger audiences.
debut, Tony Hawk hopped on his board and tested out the new bowl on Tokyo’s waterfront. He called the experience, shredding Ariake Urban Sports Park, surreal. Skateboarding had already broken into mainstream, but reaching this stage was another level.
Hawk’s competitive skateboarding career began when he was 10 years old, two years after the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, back when skateboarding’s stigma seemed insurmountable. “I’m surprised it took this long for them to figure it out,” Hawk said. “I believe they needed a youthful energy to the Summer Games and it’s overdue.”
The reality prompted the IOC to have skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing debut at the Tokyo Games. All three will remain on the program for Paris 2024, which will also include breakdancing for the first time.
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