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08-15-2016, 04:40 PM
Skateboarding at the 2020 Olympics may have one big problem: Weed
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Getting blazed and athletic prowess may seem like an unlikely combination, except in the world of competitive skateboarding.
Skateboarding is one of five new sports (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/olympic-games-adds-five-new-sports-skateboarding-surfing/) set to make their debut at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) — like your uncle who wants to get down with the youth — may **t be ready for the anti-establishment nature of skate culture.
SEE ALSO: Here's why Olympic medalists don't get flowers at the Summer Games in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/**-flowers-at-rio-olympics/)
Australia's Tas Pappas, one of the world's top skateboarders (http://skateboarding.transworld.net/magazine-archive/the-tas-pappas-interview/#bkmD9t6crLM1D3FD.97) in the '90s, has suggested the use of marijuana in skateboarding might dissuade athletes from wanting to compete at the Olympics. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/skateboarding-olympics-too-cool/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Getting blazed and athletic prowess may seem like an unlikely combination, except in the world of competitive skateboarding.
Skateboarding is one of five new sports (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/olympic-games-adds-five-new-sports-skateboarding-surfing/) set to make their debut at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) — like your uncle who wants to get down with the youth — may **t be ready for the anti-establishment nature of skate culture.
SEE ALSO: Here's why Olympic medalists don't get flowers at the Summer Games in Rio (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/**-flowers-at-rio-olympics/)
Australia's Tas Pappas, one of the world's top skateboarders (http://skateboarding.transworld.net/magazine-archive/the-tas-pappas-interview/#bkmD9t6crLM1D3FD.97) in the '90s, has suggested the use of marijuana in skateboarding might dissuade athletes from wanting to compete at the Olympics. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/14/skateboarding-olympics-too-cool/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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