· Nikita Ducarroz, Kieran Reilly, Richard Tury, BBoy Menno and more, achivied their olympic spot in the Budapest Olympic Qualifier Series.
· Next stop: Paris 2024.
The first-ever Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded with exciting events in Shanghai and Budapest, securing 158 quota spots for Paris 2024 in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing. Key highlights include champions like Yuto Horigome and Alberto Ginés López securing their spots under pressure, Japan’s dominance in skateboarding and breaking, and standout performances from emerging stars. The series was a major success, attracting over 100,000 fans and blending sports with cultural festivities. Double event winners in Shanghai and Budapest include Anthony Jeanjean and Arisa Trew.
Skateboarding: After the last Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Budapest was the last chance for skateboarders to get their Olympic points.
OQS Budapest has just wrapped in Hungary last weekend, with drama and storylines which nobody could have predicted: here you can find the 88 skateboarders likely to appear in Paris (subject to ratification by their National Federations).
We’re happy to see a lot of Urban World Series pros in the lists: Danny León (ESP), Mauro Iglesias (ARG), Richard Tury (SLV), Brandon Valjalo (SA), Gin Woo Onodera (JP), Naia Laso (ESP), Aurelien Giraud (FR), Gustavo Ribeiro (POR), Chris Joslin (US), Kelvin Hoeffler (BRA), Natalia Muñoz (ESP), Matias Del Olio (ARG), Roos Zwetsloot (NL) and Jhancarlos Ortiz (COL) and many more.
In BMX, with the conclusion of the second and final Olympic Qualifier Series event last weekend in Budapest, the Olympic BMX freestyle picture has come into clearer focus.
A total of 24 riders—12 men and 12 women—will compete in Paris in BMX freestyle:
Women: Hannah Roberts (US), Jiaqi Sun (CHN), Perris Benegas (US), Yawen Deng (CHN), Nikita Ducarroz (SUI), Natalya Diehm (AU), Queensaray Villegas (COL), Hannah Roberts (US)
Men: Anthony Jeanjean (FR), Kieran Reilly (GBR), Marcus Christopher (US), Gustavo Batista de Oliveira (BRA), Justin Dowell (US), Marin Rantes (CRO), Jeffrey Whaley (CA), Maxime Chalifour (CA), Jose “Maligno” Torres (ARG), Ernest Zebolds (LV)
*Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can qualify up to two men and two women, some are still unknown.
Congratulations to all the B-Boys and B-Girls who qualified for the Ultimate Stage in Paris 2024 Olympic Games!
BBoys:
Lee The Ruggeds (NL), BBoy Hongten (KOR), BBboy Hiro10 (JAP), BBoy Litheing, Jeffrorad (US), BBoy Amir (KZ), BBoy Menno (NL), Quake, kuzyaism (UA), BBoybboy Lagaet (FR) (France country quota), Supamontalvo (US), Philkwizard (CA), BBoy shigekix8 (JP), Danydann97 (FR), Billy_the_one1 (MA) and J Attack (AU).
BGirls:
Gfc Ami (JP), Ayumi (JP), Syssy (FR), Logistx (US), Bgirlyingzi (CN), Kate (UA), Anti (IT), Vanessa (PT), BGirl Stefani (UA), BGirl Carlota (FR) (France country quota), BGgirl Nicka (LT), India Sardjoehh (NL), BGirl Liuqingyi (CN). Sunnychoi (US), BGirl Elmamouny (MA) and Raygun (AU).
*If tie, points from Budapest have priority as previously defined in the OQS guidelines
*two athletes per gender per country quota at the Paris 24 Olympic Games (Shigekix 🇯🇵 Victor 🇺🇸 Dany Dann 🇫🇷 already qualified for Paris so only one from these countries qualify from the OQS)
With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the horizon, the excitement and anticipation continue to build as the world’s best athletes prepare to showcase their skills on the biggest stage of all.