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  • Pedro Barros top scores in semi-finals with 86

  • Click play icon at the top of the page to watch live coverage

  1. Watch: Sky Brown's superb run takes thirdpublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    GB's 11-year-old starlet Sky Brown took a big step towards qualification for the Tokyo Olympics as she got on the podium at a five-star event for the first time in her career.

    A brilliant 540 to finish her routine earned her a best score of 58.3, good enough to take third place in Sao Paulo.

  2. Pedro Barros leads the way in semi-finalspublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 14 September 2019

    Brazil's Pedro Barros set the standard in the semi-finals, getting a high score of 86 from the judges as he eased into today's final.

    Joining him are 16-year-old Australian Keegan Palmer and American Thomas Schaar, famous as the first skater to land a 1080.

    The scores are reset for the final, with each skater getting four runs to show off their best tricks in the hopes of impressing the judges.

    World Park ChampionshipsImage source, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport
  3. How do the Park World Championships work?published at 18:46 British Summer Time 13 September 2019

    Park skating takes place in a bowl, in which competitors will show off their best tricks and skills to earn points from the judges based on their difficulty and originality.

    61 women and 99 men are in with a chance of taking down the competition, with the best eight from each after a series of heats making the finals, where they will get four 45-second runs to show the judges what they can do.

    Many of the world’s best skateboarders are involved, including Sky Brown who, at just 11 years of age, is looking to become Team GB’s youngest ever Olympian when the sport makes its debut at the Tokyo Olympics next year.

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    Watch: Meet Sky Brown, the 10-year-old skating sensation

  4. Park World Championships on the ´óÏó´«Ã½published at 18:45 British Summer Time 13 September 2019

    ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport

    The ´óÏó´«Ã½ will have coverage of both the women’s and men’s final from Sao Paulo, with live video available via ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport’s website and app and via the ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer, where you can also watch both days’ action on catch-up.

    Sunday 15 September

    13:00-17:00 – Men’s final, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport website and app, Connected TV and ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer

  5. Why I love skateboardingpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 13 September 2019

    If you're feeling inspired to give skateboarding a go, take a look at this video with Australian skateboard star Hayley Wilson. She talks about her love of the sport and what it takes to become a top skateboarder.

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    16-year-old skateboarder Hayley Wilson shares what it takes to become a top skater.

  6. Get Inspired: How to get into skateboardingpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 13 September 2019

    Get Inspired
    #GetInspired

    Skateboarding has many health benefits including helping improve your coordination; balance and flexibility.

    It is fun and social; you can do it at an indoor or outdoor skate park where you'll get to meet lots of people. Learning exciting tricks and flips may take some time, but when you've mastered them you'll get a great sense of personal achievement.

    If you want to get into skateboarding, visiting a skate park is a great way to get started. The Skatepark Project website has a park finder for There is also a list of parks in

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    Skateboarding like a girl: 'You should not be intimidated'