Skateboarding

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From 'delinquents' to Olympic stars, skateboarders look to change minds in Japan

Skate parks and ramps are few and far between in Japan, sometimes placing skaters at odds with pedestrians in crowded city streets.

Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoes, dies at 90

The shoes, with their canvas tops and tough, diamond-patterned rubber soles, caught the fancy of skateboarders.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Taking skateboarding to the streets? Not in Japan

Skateboarding is disruptive, noisy, messy. That is the main reason it has, for decades, been relegated to the unkempt shadows of Japanese society — far more hidden and distrusted than in other places around the globe.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju says India will push hard for Kabaddi's inclusion in 2024 Paris Olympics

India has always been a dominant force in Kabaddi, which is part of the Asian Games and have won all of the world championships in the sport

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC director Christophe Dubi says inclusion of skateboarding, surfing part of bid to attract youth

Games organisers have announced plans to develop a Waterfront City in Tokyo Bay, involving demonstration events, fan participation in sports and concerts

2024 Summer Olympic Games: IOC board recommends adding breakdancing, four other sports to Paris 2024 program

The International Olympic Committee's executive board on Wednesday recommended adding breakdancing, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing to the Paris program when the full membership meets in June.

Breakdancing to be considered for 2024 Paris Olympics in bid to make Games 'more urban and artistic'

Breakdancing appeared at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, in the form of battles and will be added to the programme along with Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing pending IOC approval

Asian Games 2018: A handy guide to the adrenaline-packed skate board, roller skate and the sport climbing events

Here's all you need to know about skateboarding, roller skating as well as the multitude of sport climbing events that will be taking place at the Asian Games 2018.

Janwaar Castle, a skatepark in interior Madhya Pradesh, is the subject of a book about rural changemakers

REMOTE. The Rural Changemakers of Janwaar, the book on Janwaar Castle, documents the experience of locals whose lives have been uplifted, as well as that of volunteers who have worked on the project | #FirstCulture

Beat Mumbai’s heat, head over to the city’s first Underwater Festival this weekend

We know April has been hot, and May is going to be sweltering, so here’s your chance to plunge into the cooling waters, that too within city limits.