how surfing, skateboarding, BMX and sport climbing became Olympic events
- Written by: Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato
US surfer Carissa Moore will be part of a new-look Olympic sports schedule in Tokyo.www.shutterstock.comThe Tokyo Olympics will be novel in more ways than one. Aside from the challenges of mounting the games during a pandemic, there will also be a range of new sports competing for fans’ attention.
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