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Imagine having a blank canvas in front of you, a full range of paint splashed onto a palette, but just one minute to create your artwork.
That's how long some urban sport athletes have to impress a panel of judges and make their personality stand out.
“You create your own

Nyjah Huston in action during a nighttime skateboarding competition.

One minute to showcase your style: The artistic side of urban sports

Having competed in skateboarding's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, Canadian veteran Micky Papa has high hopes of making a second Games.
Standing between the 33-year-old and Paris 2024 is the two-part Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) \- starting in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from 16-19 May - where the bulk

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"It’s a bit of trauma bonding": Micky Papa on the beauty and pain of skateboarding

WATCH: Frenchman Giraud and Canada's Micky Papa topped the scoresheets in the Italian capital on Friday (1 July 2022). South Americans Mauro Iglesias and Kelvin Hoefler also progressed to the semi-finals of skateboarding's first Olympic qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Games.

Skateboarding | Olympic Qualifier | Pro Tour | Rome 

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Men's quarter-final highlights: Aurelien Giraud dominates with Nyjah Huston and Horigome Yuto also making the semis at World Street Skateboarding Rome 2022

Some of the best skateboarders in the world, including Olympic medallists from Tokyo 2020, are gathering in the Italian capital for the 2022 WS Street Skateboarding Championships as they prepare to launch their qualification campaigns for Paris 2024. For all the latest from Rome check out olympics.com, where the event will be live-streamed.

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Street skateboarding stars in Rome for first Olympic qualifier: "Paris 2024, we're coming!"

Tokyo 2020

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Olympic Results

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