Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Skateboarding Women's Park Event at the Ariake Urban Sports Park venue. Photo: photosport
Two New Zealanders are among the 21 winners in the International Olympic Committee's inaugural Let's Move Street Challenge.
Urban sports enthusiasts were invited to enter the Challenge in the discipline of their choice by sharing a 30-second video showing their skills.
BMX rider Andres Michael and skateboarder James Huntley have impressed the judges and have won an-all access trip to an Olympic qualifying event in Shanghai in May to watch athletes try to secure their spots at the Paris Games.
The new Olympic Qualifier Series is a four-part series that will bring together the best athletes in one urban park for a festival-style event, and will serve as the qualification pathway for BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing.
At least half of the qualification spots for Paris 2024 will be allocated through the Olympic Qualifier Series, with 464 athletes set to compete.
Michael and Huntley were selected following a global online competition that invited BMX, breaking and skateboarding enthusiasts to showcase their best moves and creative skills in a 30-second video.
Each entry was closely watched and scored by a panel of expert judges and influential faces from across the three sports including BMX rider Nina Buitrago (USA), skateboarder Jean-Baptiste Gillet (France) and B-Girl Narumi (Japan).
Twenty-one winners from 13 countries were selected by the judges from thousands of entries.