Liu Jiaming, a Hubei native, was selected to join China’s national skateboard team after winning a national championship. The sport has taken off in China ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where it will feature for the first time.
Skateboarding: how China built team ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics – and why the sport is good for you
- Skateboarding will feature in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and China has founded a national team and set up training corps around the country
- We talk to national team member Liu Jiaming and Beijing skate park owner Yang Zi about the rise in the sport’s popularity in the country
Liu Jiaming, a Hubei native, was selected to join China’s national skateboard team after winning a national championship. The sport has taken off in China ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where it will feature for the first time.