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Comox Valley skateboarder ready for Olympics; joins first-ever national team
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That kid from the Isfeld Skatepark is going to the Olympics.
Skateboard Canada announced its 2021 National Team and a Vancouver Island native has claimed his spot.
23-year-old Shay Sandiford from Courtenay is one of twelve to make the cut, joining the street skateboarding side of the team.
The Olympic Games are scheduled for this coming July in Tokyo, Japan, after being postponed from 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic.
It will be the first time skateboarding is featured as a sport, and along with Sandiford’s street division, there will also be a park division for competing skateboarders.
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VICTORIA -- A Vancouver Island skateboarder is among 12 athletes chosen to be on Canada's first national skateboard team when the sport makes its debut in the Summer Olympic Games. Courtenay's Shay Sandiford is one of eight skateboarders who will be representing Canada in the country's street skateboarding division. Sandiford, 23, is originally from Courtenay and currently lives in Los Angeles, Calif. His previous professional skateboarding work includes sponsorships from Adidas, Diamond Supply Co., Onethirtythree Skate Shop, Plan B Skateboards and more. He joins five other British Columbia skateboarders on Canada's 12-person national team. "On behalf of the selected skaters, it is an honor to make it onto Canada’s first ever National Skateboard Team," said Annie Guglia, national team athlete representative in a statement on Feb. 26.
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