🚀 Japan joins the World Skate family with a groundbreaking 6-year deal! 🇯🇵
The town of Sakai-machi in the Ibaraki Prefecure is set to become Japan’s Action Sports Hub, hosting major international events starting with the Urban World Cup in 2025 🛹🛼🛴
Located just 95km from Tokyo, Sakai town will develop world-class training facilities and academies for skateboarding, roller freestyle, scootering and skate marathon.
This game-changing partnership builds on Japan’s incredible Olympic legacy, including the youngest gold medalist in Olympic history and an impressive 13-medal haul at the World Skate Games Italia 2024! 🏆
A new chapter begins for action sports in Asia! 🌏
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