With skateboarding's inclusion in Tokyo 2020, a once-marginalized subculture enters the spotlight
- Written by Neftalie Williams, Lecturer, University of Southern California
On Aug. 6, skateboarding was added to the list of new sports for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Now, six million skateboarders in the United States – plus millions abroad – will have a global platform to promote skateboarding as a cross-cultural community that possesses a set of shared values.
Though skateboarding culture has often been...