<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2020 Olympic qualification season will see skating going down all over the world, from Perú to China, Japan, the USA, and Great Britain, we’ve got you covered.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It’s going to be a marathon running up to the Olympics and as we get closer to the games, it’s only going to get better. With the last two months of the qualification period providing multiple street events to choose from, there is ample opportunity to earn points towards the <em><strong><a href="http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/results/category/594-olympic-world-skateboarding-ranking.html" target="_blank">OWSR</a></strong></em>. Today’s release includes the two World Championships as well as all the confirmed Park events (5 Star and Pro Tour) and Street Skateboarding 5 Star competitions. Street Pro Tour events will be announced in a joint communication with <em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Associations/Street-League-Skateboarding" target="_blank">SLS</a></strong></em> in the next weeks as well as the point accrual opportunities for Continental Championships.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The structure of the qualification system remains unchanged. For more info about the qualification system please go to <em><strong><a href="http://www.worldskate.org/olympic-qualifying-system/qualification-system.html" target="_blank">World Skate Olympic Qualifying System</a></strong></em></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Seeding and competition rules, as well as rules for the inclusion of National and Continental Championship results in the OWSR, will be released by the end of 2019.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><strong>SEASON 2 STREET SKATEBOARDING EVENTS*</strong></div><div><br /></div><div> Event name -- Country -- City -- Start - End -- Tier</div><ol><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/oi-stu-open-rio-de-janeiro-2019" target="_blank">STU Open</a></strong></em> -- BRA -- Rio D.J. -- 11/11/2019 - 17/11/2019 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-skate-lima-open-street-park-olympic-qualification-event-2020" target="_blank">WS Lima Open</a></strong></em> -- PER - Lima -- 16/03/2020 - 22/03/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/international-skateboarding-open-iso-street-and-park-yancheng-china-2020" target="_blank">ISO Yancheng 2020</a></strong></em> -- CHN -- Yancheng -- 06/04/2020 - 12/04/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/international-skateboarding-open-iso-street-nanjing-china-2020" target="_blank">ISO Nanjing 2020</a></strong></em> -- CHN -- Nanjing** -- 14/04/2020 - 19/04/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/ark-league-street-samukawa-japan-2020" target="_blank">ARK League</a></strong></em> -- JPN -- Samukawa -- 22/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/dew-tour-long-beach-ca-2020" target="_blank">Dew Tour</a></strong></em> -- USA -- Long Beach -- 04/05/2020 - 10/05/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-skate-sls-world-championship-london-uk-2020" target="_blank">WS/SLS World Champs</a></strong></em> -- GBR -- London -- 19/05/2020 - 24/05/2020 -- World Champs</li></ol><div> * WS/SLS World Tour events to be announced shortly</div><div> ** Newly built permanent skatepark </div><div><br /></div><div><strong>SEASON 2 PARK SKATEBOARDING EVENTS</strong></div><div><br /></div><div> Event name -- Country -- City -- Start - End -- Tier </div><ol><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/oi-stu-open-rio-de-janeiro-2019" target="_blank">STU Open</a></strong></em> -- BRA -- Rio D.J. -- 11/11/2019 - 17/11/2019 -- Pro Tour</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-skate-lima-open-street-park-olympic-qualification-event-2020" target="_blank">WS Lima Open</a></strong></em> -- PER -- Lima -- 16/03/2020 - 22/03/2020 -- 5-Star</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/international-skateboarding-open-iso-street-and-park-yancheng-china-2020" target="_blank">ISO Yancheng 2020</a></strong></em> -- CHN -- Yancheng -- 06/04/2020 - 12/04/2020 -- Pro Tour</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/dew-tour-long-beach-ca-2020" target="_blank">Dew Tour</a></strong></em> -- USA -- Long Beach -- 04/05/2020 - 10/05/2020 -- Pro Tour</li><li><em><strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/park-world-championship-nanjing-china-2020" target="_blank">Park World Champs</a></strong></em> -- CHN -- Nanjing** -- 26/05/2020 - 31/05/2020 -- World Champs</li></ol><div> ** Newly built permanent skatepark</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Get ready to stack those miles and we’ll see you out there!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>About World Skate</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">World Skate, founded in 1924 in Switzerland, works to unify the unique characteristics of skateboarding and the other roller sports and to promote their global development. By providing a modern platform for the management of all disciplines, it supports autonomy and fosters authenticity in their governance. World Skate currently recognizes 124 National Federations. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">For more information, please visit <strong><em><a href="http://www.worldskate.org/" target="_blank">www.worldskate.org</a></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Contacts</strong></div><div>Simona Mercuri, World Skate Communication Manager, +39 393 9075101 communication@worldskate.org</div>