Asia Skateboarding Awards: prospects eye Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games spots as Filipino star Margielyn Didal wins big


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Japan’s Sanbongi and the Philippines’ Didal win men’s and women’s skater of the year after Covid-19-impacted campaigns ‘The talent in skateboarding across Asia will progress and evolve’ says Asian Skateboarding Championship director Reed Japan’s Shin Sanbongi and the Philippines’ Margielyn Didal win men’s and women’s skater of the year, respectively, as the sport’s highly anticipated Olympic Games debut awaits. The continent’s best and most promising skateboarders were highlighted at the Asia Skateboarding Awards 2020 on Wednesday. Shin Sanbongi, a seasoned 28-year-old from Japan, won the men’s skater of the year, while 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, 21-year-old Margielyn Didal from...