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| title = Skateboarding in India
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| caption = Mitchie Brusco, Kevin Staab and Andy Macdonald at a skateboarding event in [[Mumbai]] in 2011
| union = [[Roller Skating Federation of India]] (India Skate)
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'''Skateboarding''' is a sport that is rapidly rising in mainstream popularity in '''India'''.<ref name="hg">{{cite web |last1=Jamooji |first1=Shireen |date=8 June 2021 |title=Highlight Reel: The Evolution Of Skate Culture In India |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/lifestyle/highlight-reel-the-evolution-of-skate-culture-in-india |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Paitandy |first1=Priyadarshini |title=Since its recent inception in the Olympics, skateboarding is having a moment in India. Have you stepped on the board yet? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/since-its-recent-inception-in-the-olympics-skateboarding-is-having-a-moment-in-india-have-you-stepped-on-the-board-yet/article66423048.ece |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=28 January 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="estd">{{cite web |title=The Established: Style, Self, Culture, Community - Voice of a new generation |url=https://www.theestablished.com/culture/living/the-rising-popularity-of-skateboarding-in-india |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=www.theestablished.com |language=en}}</ref>

Skateboarding is rising in popularity in all parts of India which includes Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast states.

Skateboarding was included in 36th National Games held in Gujarat. 12 Skateboarders took on the podium. Skateboarding was excluded in 37th national games Goa and it is being considered for 38th National games Uttarakhand

Results for 36th National Games 2022, Street and Park Skateboarding events:

* Men's Park: Mahin Tandon (Karnataka), Shivam Balhara (Delhi), Vinish (Kerala)
* Women's Park : Vidya Das (Kerala), Kamali (Tamil Nadu), Aadya aditi (Delhi)
* Men's Street : Ranju Chingangbam (Manipur), Shubham Surana (MH), Nikhil Shelatkar (MH)
* Women's Street : Shraddha Gaikwad (MH), Urmila Pabale (MH), Meera Gautam (Delhi)

At the age of 8 years, Zarah Ann Gladys from Kerala (Lives in Dubai) became the youngest female to represent India in an International event, She achieved this feat by playing at the World Skateboarding Tour 2023 (Paris Olympic Qualifier) in Ostia, Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zarah Ann Gladys of India youngest competitor at World Skateboarding Tour 2024 in Dubai |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-skateboarding-tour-dubai-park-2024-india-zarah-ann-gladys-results |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>

At the age of 10 years Shivam Balhara from Delhi Became the youngest Male to represent India at an International event, He achieved this feat at the age of 10 years by representing India in Park world championships, Nanjing China in 2018.

Indian skateboarders have been participating in many major international sporting events but have been unable to qualify for Tokyo and Paris Olympics. Indian skateboarders will be trying to qualify for LA 2028 Olympics.

Indian Skateboarders who have represented India in world skate sanctioned international events are :
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|Country
|Event Name
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|Skateboarder Name
|Skateboarder Name
|Skateboarder Name
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|China
|Park World Championships Nanjing 2018
|Park
|Shivam Balhara
|Arun Kumar
|Asha Gond
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|Barcelona
|World Roller Games Barcelona 2019
|Street
|Shivam Balhara
|Mahin Tandon
|Shubham Surana
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|China
|International Skateboarding open Street Championship, Henon, 2019
|Street
|Sagar Waghela
|Mahin Tandon
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|Brazil
|WST Park World  Championships, Sao Paulo 2019
|Park
|Arjun Madhav Rao
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|UAE
|WST Street World Championship, Sharjah 2022
|Street
|Shivam Balhara
|Satyam Hangargekar
|Shubham Surana
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|Urmila Pabale
|Nani Sonam
|Shraddha Gaikwad
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|UAE
|WST Park World Championship, Sharjah 2022
|Park
|Shivam Balhara
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|Italy
|WST Park World Championship Ostia 2023
|Park
|Shivam Balhara
|Zarah ann Gladys
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|Dubai
|WST Park World Championship Dubai  2024
|Park
|Rishi Shewani
|Zarah ann Gladys
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|Dubai
|WST Street World Championship Dubai  2024
|Street
|Yashodhan Patil
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|Italy
|World Skate Games Skateboarding Park, 2024 -Ostia
|Park
|Hiteshwaran
|Hanvesh penugoda
|Dhruvi Lakhotia
|}
ProtoVillage in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, has emerged as a rural hub for skateboarding in India. The community built its first skatepark in 2018 and a second, larger park in 2025. Designed to be contest-ready, they host skate jams, contests and have athletes visiting giving local youth exposure to higher standards of the sport. Children from Proto Village have already won dozens of medals in state and national level skateboarding competitions having trained on their first park.

Integrated into ProtoVillage’s education and youth-development model, the skateparks provide local children from under resourced backgrounds sustained access to training, international skateboarders, and national-level contests. The project demonstrates how skateboarding can support rural empowerment, offering a positive lifestyle, skill development, and broader cultural exposure for youth outside major urban centres.This integration of sport, education, and rural development positions ProtoVillage as a notable contributor to the growth and diversification of skateboarding in India.

India's first rural skate park, Janwaar Castle, in Janwaar village in [[Bundelkhand]], Madhya Pradesh, teaches children to skate.<ref>{{cite news |title=No School, No Skateboarding: India's First Rural Skate Park |url=https://hindustantimes.com/static/groundglass/no-school-no-skateboarding/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HISTORY TV18 {{!}} Skateboarding Village |url=https://www.historyindia.com/story/skateboarding-village |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=HISTORY TV18}}</ref> It is free of charge for village children, with the only condition that the children must attend school. The children respect girls and help to bridge caste differences.

In September 2023, [[Chandigarh]] skatepark was opened to the public. It is located next to the football turf in Tiranga Urban Park, across the Sector 17 market plaza. It spans a whopping 44,000 square feet, currently the biggest of its kind in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |date=Jul 23, 2025 |title=How skateboarding is growing big in Chandigarh |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/how-skateboarding-is-growing-big-in-chandigarh/ |access-date=9 Sep 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |last1=Ganesan |first1=Uthra |title=Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, a look at India’s skateboarding journey so far For Indian skateboarders nursing medal hopes, the dearth of government support is possibly the biggest stumbling block |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/paris-olympics-2024-skateboarding-india-new-generation-athletes-infrastructure-finance-bengaluru-delhi/article68405860.ece |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=19 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}

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