The international skateboarding and street competition to be selected as the representative selection for the Paris Olympics was held in the United Arab Emirates, with four men including Sora Shirai, who won last year's world championship, and five women. decided to advance to the finals, once again showing the depth of Japanese athletes in this event.

Skateboarding representatives at the Paris Olympics, where both street and park events will be held, will be determined by a world ranking based on points earned at participating international competitions, and one of these, the street competition, will be held in Dubai, UAE. It was done.



The men's and women's semi-finals scheduled for the 9th were postponed due to rain, and in the semi-finals held on the 10th, 16 men and women each performed two ``runs'' in which they skated for 45 seconds and performed multiple tricks. Compete for the highest score.



In the men's race, Shirai, who was on the Tokyo Olympic team and won last year's world championships, performed the most difficult techniques without making any mistakes and took first place in the semifinals with a score of 92.03, the only person to score in the 90s. The top 8 players will advance to the finals.



Also


, last year's world championship silver medalist Kairyu Netsuki came in 4th place


, 14-year-old Ginun Onodera came in 6th place


, and Tokyo Olympic representative Yukito Aoki came in 7th place, making him a place in the finals.



Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Yuto Horiyone finished in 9th place and missed out on advancing to the finals.



On the women's side


, 5 people advanced to the finals, including 12-year-old Yukisei Matsumoto, who


came in 4th place, and 15-year-old Rinne Akama, who was ranked 5th in the world, who came in 5th place.On


the other hand, five people advanced to the finals, including 12-year-old Yukisei Matsumoto, who came in


4th place, and 15-year-old Rinne Akama, who was ranked 5th in the world, who came in 5th place.

Players and


17-year-old Yumeumi Oda, who won last year's world championship


, were eliminated in the semifinals, showing once again the depth of the Japanese team.