The skateboard can be included in the 2012 Olympics in London

The skateboard - a popular "unofficial" sport - can be assigned the status of Olympic at the 2012 Games in London. The organizers of the London Olympiad and the leaders of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to informed sources, are sure that the inclusion of this "street" sport in the program will make the World Sports holiday more attractive for teenagers, youth, ITAR-TASS reports.

The chances of holding the Olympic competitions of skateboarders increased significantly after the winter board - Snowboard debuted at the Winter Olympiad in Turin in 2006, which, according to the IOC, significantly expanded the television audience of these games due to young people aged 20-35.

Give the "Green Olympic Light" to the Skateboard must be the IOC Executive Committee and the revision of the Olympic program. As for the technical side, how British experts say, there should be no problems in London.