Men’s Street Skateboarding Event at Olympics Postponed

The new date was set due to the rains that hit Paris

Brazilian fans will have to wait a little longer for the debut of John Vianna, Kelvin Hoefler AND Philip Gustav at the 2024 Olympic Games. skateboard men’s, scheduled for this Saturday 27th at 7am (Brasilia time), have been postponed due to the bad weather that hit Paris.

The new date is Monday 29th. Again, the preliminary phase will start at 7am. Then, at 12pm, the finals will take place, with the medals already decided.

In the first round, each skater has two 45-second runs to perform timed laps. In the finals, the skaters perform individual maneuvers in five innings. The highest score from the judges wins.

Skate – La Concorde 3 – 29 July (Monday)

• 7:00: Male Street – Preliminaries
• 12:00: Men’s Street – Final

The postponement had been in the news since Friday, when Paris was hit by heavy rain. Skateboarding cannot be competed on a wet track for safety reasons. The rainfall observed during the opening ceremony continued into the early hours of the morning and into the early hours of the morning in Paris.

Among Brazilians, Kelvin Hoefler is the current Olympic silver medalist. He came in second at the Tokyo Games, when the sport debuted at the Olympics.

The women’s street skate competitions, scheduled for Sunday, have been maintained so far.

Source: Terra

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