The skateboarding icon largely retired from professional competitions over two decades ago.
Tony Hawk Was Asked If He'd Compete In The 2028 Olympics, And The Skateboarding Legend Gave A Very Honest Answerat the X Games and largely retired from professional competitions in 2003, arrive as skateboarding is set to make its second-ever appearance at this year’s Olympics with anHawk applauded the games adding skateboarding as a move that’s “great for the international growth and equality” of the sport.
“People think that somehow the Olympics, I don’t know, sanitizes what we do. But the competitions are run exactly like they have been for the last 30, 40 years,” he said.“So it’s not like they’re reinventing the wheel or that they’re creating competition in our sport, it’s just that now it’s more accessible and has a wider audience.”“To see it grow; to see the inclusion factor; to see that ... parents encourage their kids to skate now it’s an Olympic sport.
“I’m proud that it’s there, and I love that a kid who chooses to skate now knows that there is support for them,” he said.
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