Young skateboarder Hampus Winberg has been included in the Swedish Olympic Committee's (SOK) Top and Talent programme.
Boris Darlet has been elected President of the French Roller and Skateboard Federation (FFRS), and will lead the organisation into the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet believes the confirmation of the sport programme for the Games in the French capital consolidates "core foundations" including gender equality, youth and "spectacular" new events.
World Skate has rearranged two major events which were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome believes a home crowd will enhance his performance at Tokyo 2020, where the sport is set to make its Olympic debut.
The Olympic World Skateboarding rankings have had a further change to allow more regional competitions to count in the wake of international competition being limited.
World Skate hosted an Olympic qualification update with National Federations and athletes over Zoom.
World Skate has announced the launch of an academy which will aim to raise the level of competition all over the world.
Lucy Adams will step down as Skateboard England and Skateboard GB Board chair to spend more time with her family, as she awaits the birth of her first child.
The World Skate Games have been moved back to 2022 to accommodate postponed events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dew Tour skateboarding competition in Long Beach has been re-arranged to May 2021, organisers have confirmed.
Britain's 11-year-old world skateboard bronze medallist Sky Brown said she shared news of her recent accident to show "that it's okay to fall sometimes".
Britain's 11-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown has said she is "lucky to be alive" after a catastrophic fall while training in California.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved rule changes made to the qualification process for the Tokyo 2020 skateboarding competition.
Skateboard England is hosting a new online competition called the King of the Carpet, which will feature the biggest names in the sport in Britain performing their skills from home.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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