X Games Chiba will take place in Japan - See who is competing!
Sakura Yosozumi~ Photo Garth Milan for espn
Here's what we know so far...
Inaugural X Games event in Japan will take place in the City of Chiba April 22 - 24, 2022
Competitions will feature world-class athletes in Skateboard, BMX and Moto X
ZOZOMARINE STADIUM will host X Games competitions, cultural festival experience and music
X Games, the world's premier action sports event, announced today that a summer edition of the event will take place in Japan for the first time ever. X Games has reached an agreement with X Games Japan Organizing Committee, a consortium led by Japanese event production company Shin So Sha in conjunction with the City of Chiba, to collaborate on X Games Chiba 2022, which is scheduled to take place April 22-24, 2022. The event will feature Skateboard, BMX and Moto X competitions over three days at ZOZOMARINE STADIUM.
For more than 25 years, X Games has successfully organized action sports events in 12 countries around the globe, attracting more than six million attendees. Since its inception in 1995, the X Games have become the leading action sports competition and lifestyle brand, spotlighting the world's best action sports athletes in BMX, Skateboard and Moto X at the X Games, and Ski and Snowboard at the winter version of the X Games against the backdrop of each individual host city.
In addition to local Japanese broadcasts and ESPN's U.S. media, X Games Chiba competitions will be televised on ESPN networks around the world and distributed via other international media outlets and local television broadcasters in various markets.
Along with world-class action sports competition and athletes, X Games Chiba will feature musical performances, art installations, food and festival experience. The inaugural event will have a distinctly Japanese flavor, showcasing the beautiful country, cities and culture of Japan in everything from the course designs to the medals, and highlighting the youth and sports culture in Japan throughout the festival village and live event coverage.
Sakura Yosozumi, X Games skateboard bronze medalist and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, said, "I'm so happy to hear that the X Games, the dream event for skateboarders all over the world, will be held in Japan! I think it's a stage that every skateboarder has dreamed of, and even now that skateboarding is an Olympic sport, X Games is one of my favorite events that I want to keep competing in. I have participated in the X Games twice before, but I have yet to win a gold medal at the X Games, so when I am selected to compete, I will do my best to win my dream gold medal."
Women's Skateboard Park Invited Athletes
Lizzie Armanto
Yndiara Asp
Jordyn Barratt
Sky Brown
Kokona Hiraki
Poppy Starr Olsen
Grace Marhoefer
Kisa Nakamura
Kihana Ogawa
Jordan Santana
Mami Tezuka
Bryce Wettstein
Sakura Yosozumi
Brighton Zeuner
Women's Skateboard Street Invited Athletes
Andrea Benitez
Julia Brueckler
Lore Bruggeman
Leticia Bufoni
Chloe Covell
Mariah Duran
Rayssa Leal
Gabriela Mazetto
Funa Nakayama
Momiji Nishiya
Aori Nishimura
Keet Oldenbeuving
Poe Pinson
Pamela Rosa
Nika Washington
*PLEASE NOTE: The invited athlete list is regularly updated and is subject to change.