Dissecting the development of skateboarding and its social and business effects.

Abstract

Action sports seem to be a highly significant aspect of the popular culture of the earlier years, while specifically, it's really surprising that action sports engagement has dramatically expanded recently, with skateboarding getting a place among the top ones. Skateboarding began on the west coast of the United States of America in the fifties and over time it gained increased popularity as an active form of recreation. The sport has been rather deemed as an adventurous activity, which was widely setting aside the traditional sports, and any type of competitive nature that is predominant in many of them. However, thanks to the sport’s inclusion in important competitions, it has developed from a secretive subculture to a well-liked pastime. Skateboarding's extensive exposure is projected to increase through its acceptance in the Olympic program, leading to more funding opportunities, greater recognition, and a stronger infrastructure for the sport, having as a primary aim to cater toward younger skateboarders. Skateboarding has attracted more research attention as an important study topic for a variety of research fields since it was added to the 2020 [2021] Tokyo Olympic Games. This desk study examines documents and historical skating data to gain a complete insight of the industry's development globally and to pinpoint the most pertinent advantages that the skateboarding industry's growth in Greece may bring about. According to the outcomes of the research, it is obvious that skateboarders are no more considered as a bothersome presence in urban environments, while in the contrary thanks to skateboarders' aggressive and creative use of cities' urban settings, the sport has generated a completely unique use of city centers, offering not only a place to train and recreate but also a chance for socioeconomic development.