Skateboarding is now an Olympic sport, so why is it still treated like a crime?

Skateboarder Sky Brown (UK) pictured practicing ahead of Tokyo 2020 (Picture: REUTERS)The Summer Olympics in Tokyo will see a historic first, with skateboarding making its debut as part of the games. Yet despite this, draconian laws have made participation in the sport a criminal offence in parts of the UK. I started skateboarding a decade ago when I was about 13 years old, as a means of doing my daily paper round. I’d grown up playing team sports like football and rugby, but the