Skateboarding, a rebellious street sport, will debut at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Though the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously supported skateboarding for inclusion at the 129th IOC session in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, not all skateboarders feel the same way.

I suppose no one will know how the sport might change until the Olympics arrive next year, but for now, you can read all about the structure, scoring and qualifications process for skateboarding at the 2020 Olympics.

The park competition will take place on a hollowed-out course featuring a complex series of twists and turns.

The street competition features a straight course with stairs, handrails, benches, walls and slopes to mimic a real street.

There will be 40 spots for women across the two categories and 40 for men, with 20 skaters in both the street and park competitions for each gender.

The world’s chief sporting events less than a year away, organizers on Wednesday celebrated the start of a yearlong countdown to the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach commending the progress Tokyo has made in preparing for the event.

The executive members of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Organizing Committee, along with guests including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov.

Yuriko Koike were among those who gathered at Tokyo International Forum to celebrate the milestone and reflect on the progress made in the planning of the 2020 Games.

Starting this month, test events have been launched to prepare for each sport.

“The Olympics brings the world together and it affords equal opportunities to all, and that is what sports are all about,” said Abe during a kickoff ceremony Wednesday afternoon, adding that the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games won’t be realized if it doesn’t lead to the recovery of the disaster areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.

Your rich history and traditions, your cutting-edge innovation, your culture of hospitality and, of course, your love and passion for the sport.”

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The world’s chief sporting events less than a year away, organizers on Wednesday celebrated the start of a yearlong countdown to the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach commending the progress Tokyo has made in preparing for the event.

The executive members of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Organizing Committee, along with guests including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov.

Yuriko Koike, were among those who gathered at Tokyo International Forum to celebrate the milestone and reflect on the progress made in the planning of the 2020 Games.

Starting this month, test events have been launched to prepare for each sport.

“The Olympics brings the world together and it affords equal opportunities to all, and that is what sports are all about,” said Abe during a kickoff ceremony Wednesday afternoon, adding that the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games won’t be realized if it doesn’t lead to the recovery of the disaster areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.

Your rich history and traditions, your cutting-edge innovation, your culture of hospitality and, of course, your love and passion for the sport.”

Get your Olympic Opening Ceremony Tickets from here.
visit: https://www.olympictickets2020.com/olympic-ceremonies-tickets/olympic-opening-ceremony-tickets/

In today’s sports news, the International Olympic Committee (IOA) has announced the details of the “Olympics Project” in Mali and Senegal.

As a contribution to the Great Green Wall initiative which restores landscapes across Africa’s Sahel region, 355,000 trees will be planted across 90 villages in Mali and Senegal, covering an area of 2120 hectares.

The Olympic Forest will also contribute to local communities' economic security and food, and ensure economic, environmental and social benefits in areas that have been affected by floods, droughts and land degradation.

The International Olympic Committee has also made sports news headlines for committing to reduce its carbon emissions as per the Paris Agreement by 30 percent in  2024 and by 45 percent in 2030.

Olympic Forest also aims to increase local biodiversity and enable sustainable agricultural practices like agroforestry.

The IOC will work with Tree Aid to create the Olympic Forest, a non profit organization with over 30 years of experience in tackling poverty and climate change by growing trees and restoring land.