Before the first international competition to decide the representative of the Paris Olympics for skateboarding will be held in Italy, 14-year-old Kabuki Nishiya, a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, said in an interview, "I want to enjoy skateboarding as usual. "I said my aspirations.
Two years later, the skateboarding that will be held at the Paris Olympics will have 22 men and women participating in the second event of the street and the park, and the participants will be the target international competition by June 2024. It is determined by the world ranking based on the points obtained in.
The first international tournament to be selected is Rome, Italy, where the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Nishiya and Tokyo Olympics representative Sora Shirai will participate in the "Street" event, which will begin qualifying on the 29th of this month. Was interviewed at Narita Airport on the 24th before leaving for the site.
In this, Nishiya said, "I don't think much about the Paris Olympics, but I want to enjoy skiing as usual."
In addition, Shirai said, "I'm nervous because it's my first match for Paris, but I want to face with a rough feeling."
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome and others are scheduled to participate in the tournament, and the battle for the representatives of the Paris Olympics, which will be up to three people in each country and region, will start.