Olympic wave carries wakeboarding and skateboarding
Skateboarding and wakeboarding have strong chances of being included in the 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants new sports and new audiences in the Olympic movement. In the history of the Olympiads, only two board sports have delivered medals: snowboarding and windsurfing. While kiteboarding seems to be making a debut in the […]
Skateboarding and wakeboarding have strong chances of being included in the 2020 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants new sports and new audiences in the Olympic movement. In the history of the Olympiads, only two board sports have delivered medals: snowboarding and windsurfing. While kiteboarding seems to be making a debut in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, surfing is still struggling to prove how popular it can be, in terms of global audience. Unexpectedly, skateboarding has been boosted by cycling’s world governing body – UCI – to be included in the Olympics. What do skateboarders and cyclists have in common? Apparently, only wheels.
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Olympic wave carries wakeboarding and skateboarding
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