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Tokyo Olympics 2020: From 'delinquents' to Olympic stars, skateboarders look to change minds in Japan
• 4 years agoSkate 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
• 4 years agoThe 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
• 5 years agoSkateboarding 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
• 6 years agoIndia 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
• 6 years agoGames 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
• 6 years agoThe 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'
• 6 years agoBreakdancing 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
Turja • 7 years agoHere'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
Shail Desai • 7 years agoREMOTE. 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
Fp Staff • 8 years agoWe 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.