Olympic snowboard medalist Ayamu Hirano wins national skateboarding title
Two-time Olympic snowboard silver medalist Ayumu Hirano strengthened his bid to represent Japan in skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Games by winning the men's park event at the national championships on Sunday. The 20-year-old overcame a strong field including defending champion Kensuke Sasaoka to claim ...
Nagoya firm Jtekt develops gnarly skateboard bearings ahead of sport's Tokyo Olympic debut
Jtekt Corp., a Nagoya-based parts manufacturer affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp., has developed an upgraded version of Ninja, the brand name for its bearings used for skateboards, ahead of skateboarding making its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games. By making use of its technological ...
Teen skateboarder Aori Nishimura nabs women's title at world tour final stage
Teenager Aori Nishimura won the women's title Sunday in the final stage of the 2018 World Skate Street League Skateboarding Tour that featured a new world championship format. The 17-year-old Nishimura, the youngest competitor in the women's Super Crown, scored 32.6 points in the eight-women ...
A day after claiming his second straight Winter Olympic halfpipe silver medal, teenage snowboarder Ayumu Hirano said Thursday he is considering a bid to compete in skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Speaking at a news conference at the Japanese team base in South Korea, ...
Baseball set for return as IOC approves five sports for Tokyo Olympics
Japan will aim to win Olympic baseball gold on home soil after the sport was formally approved for inclusion at the 2020 Tokyo Games along with four other events on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee gave the green light to add a joint baseball/softball bid, ...
Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended them to attract a younger audience and boost local support for the games. The International Olympic Committee must now rubber-stamp the inclusion of ...
Five additional sports, including skateboarding and surfing, have been recommended by the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games, it was announced on Monday. Baseball/softball, karate and climbing were also given the thumbs up under a proposal that will see ...
