Skateboarders' pipe dreams hit pandemic-sized problems By MURRAY GREIG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-14 09:24 Share Skateboarding will debut as an Olympic sport in Tokyo. REUTERS Skateboarding was confirmed as an Olympic sport in August 2016 and scheduled to debut at Tokyo 2020. But when the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the Games back to this summer, the world's best boarders were left in limbo. With major competitions canceled by the pandemic, only three qualifiers are scheduled prior to the Olympics, which open on July 23: the May 17-23 Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa; the May 31-June 6 Street world championships in Rome; and the Park world championships from June 14-20, at a location yet to be determined.