Beneath the 3,000-year-old Luxor Obelisk, skateboarders will drop into bowls and teams of three will dribble down court at a series of temporary facilities dubbed the Concorde Urban Park. This urban park is located within the same square where Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine in 1793, and it’s now playing host to skateboarding, BMX freestyle, breaking, and 3×3 basketball events at the Paris Summer Olympics.
It was no easy feat to build facilities for a sport typically practiced on nondescript staircases and back alleys. The 2021 Tokyo Olympics received backlash for bringing skateboarding, once known for its outlaw spirit, to a mainstream stage. This will
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