The Stadio Pietrangeli in the Foro Italico will host the Street Skateboarding World Championships 2021, qualifying event for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The event will take place from May 31 to June 6 in the Stadio Pietrangeli, in the Foro Italico in Rome. Athletes competing in it will get the chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games: in addition to earning useful points for the ranking that will select the 40 street skateboarders who will fly to Tokyo (20 men and 20 women), all podium spots in Rome will earn direct access to the Games. But there’s more. The World Championships are in fact only the tip of the iceberg of a project that envisages Rome as the protagonist of the Olympic discipline for the next few years with the Open Street Skateboard, a top-level international contest organized by Sport e Salute S.p.A. in collaboration with the Italian Roller Sports Federation from 2022 to 2025. Los Angeles’ California Skateparks will build a temporary street park where the best international skaters will compete for a spot in Tokyo such as Nyjah Houston (USA), Yuto Horigome (JP), Pamela Rosa (BRA) and Leticia Bufoni (BRA).

COMPETITION FORMAT

The Qualifier round of competition comprises the following athletes:

Country Quota Athletes, 5 per gender and discipline per each NGB
Athletes ranked 6th to 30th in the WSR
Wild Card Athletes

The Semifinal round of competition comprises a total of 32 athletes.

Pre-Seeded Athletes: Ranked 1st to 5th in the WSR
Top 27 ranked athletes advancing from the Qualifier round (minimum)
The best 8 athletes of the Semifinal will advance to the Final

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, May 30th, MONDAY, May 31st, TUESDAY, June 1st, 2021 Open Practice Sessions – Men and Women
WEDNESDAY, June 2nd, 2021 Women Open Qualifier + Women pre-seeded practice + Men pre-seeded practice
THURSDAY, June 3rd, 2021 Men Open Qualifier + Women pre-seeded practice + Men pre-seeded practice
FRIDAY, June 4th, 2021 Women Semifinal
SATURDAY, June 5th, 2021 Men Semifinal
SUNDAY, June 6th, 2021 Women and Men Final

*schedule is subject to changes and updates.