Sports - Facts for Kids

The angle of the trucks affects how sharp a skateboard can turn!

The ancient Olympics in Greece included wrestling as one of its most important sports starting in 708 BCE!

The longest skateboard ever made was 36 feet, 7 inches long – that's longer than a school bus!

Skateboarding burns about 150-500 calories per hour!

Skateboarding became an Olympic sport for the first time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021)!