The teams for the Paris 2024 Olympics are officially set! Monster Army is proud to announce the officially qualified team riders competing in Skateboard and BMX disciplines at theParis 2024 Summer Olympic Games.Hailing from Austrailia and Brazil, the team roster includes 3 Olympic Rookies qualifying from months of intense Olympic qualifier events for coveted spots to compete in Paris 2024.
“Congratulations to our Monster Army athletes on qualifying into the world’s biggest stage for sports, the Summer Olympic Games. Each of our athletes battled hard to earn a shot at taking home a gold medal, and we wish them all the best heading into Paris 2024,” said Mitch Covington, Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing at Monster Energy.
From July26 to August11, theParis 2024 Summer Olympic Games will feature around 10,500 athletes from 206 NOCs (National Olympic Committees) competing in 329 metal events. With an expanded focus on women’s sports, the Games will make history by achieving numerical gender parity on the field of play, ensuring equal representation of male and female athletes.
“Monster Army has been supporting action sports from day one and we are delighted to see our sports featured in the world’s most seasoned stage for athletics,” said Mitch Covington, Senior Vice President of Sports Marketing at Monster Energy. “As we head into Paris 2024 with a roster of top competing athletes across Skate and BMX, we look forward to history-making performances that will hopefully inspire millions of viewers across the globe to discover these sports.”
Here are the key competitions and Monster Energy athletes to watch at theParis 2024 Summer Olympic Games:
In Women’s Skateboard Street, Haylie Powell will drop into the competition for Australia.
The Women’s Skateboard Street final will be broadcast live on Sunday, July 28, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Prepare for a historic battle in Women’s Skateboard Park, when previous silver medalist Cocona Hiraki from Japan faces off against rising phenomenon, Australian Monster Army rider Arisa Trew. The two already battled head-to-head in the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS), with Hiraki qualifying into Paris as the number one rider, closely followed by Trew, who just took X Games gold in Women’s Skateboard Park and Women’s Skateboard Vert
The Women’s Skateboard Park final will be broadcast live on Tuesday, August 6, at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Switching gears into Men’s BMX Freestyle, the sport returns after making its debut at Tokyo 2020, Brazilian Monster Army rider Gustavo Batista de Oliveira, steps to the plate looking for his first Olympic medal
Find more info on dates and showtimes on the official NBC Olympics Skateboarding landing page.
LETS GO TEAM!
