ESPN.com 6月8日的一篇文章显示，滑板有希望成为2012年伦敦奥运会的正式比赛项目（文章翻译如下）
国际奥委会周五就将滑板项目列入2012年伦敦奥运会正式比赛项目一事与国际自行车协会进行了商讨。
The International Olympic Committee said Friday it has held discussions with cycling's world governing body about introducing skateboarding as a discipline for the London program.
滑板是极限运动的重要组成部分，国际奥委会也非常希望将现行的奥运比赛项目进行改革，是其更加顺应时代的发展以吸引更多年轻人的目光。（单板滑雪已经被列入冬季奥运会的正式比赛项目，小轮自行车也将在2008年北京奥运会上首次亮相）
国际奥委会的发言人Emmanuelle Moreau女士说：“国际奥委会希望比赛项目更加贴近青少年。”
Moreau女士还说，国际自行车协会本周会见了国际奥委会体育部，提交了关于将滑板项目引入伦敦奥运会的提案。
因为国际奥委会不承认目前世界上的任何滑板联盟或协会，所以由国际自行车协会来提交这个关于引入滑板为正式比赛项目的提案。
初步设想的滑板项目比赛场地为室内自行车场。
“我们正在为滑板运动进入奥运会而全力以赴”，国际自行车协会主管Olivier Quejuiner说：“我们有一个清晰的思路... ...比赛的场地将完美无缺，我们现在所唯一缺少的就是国际奥委会给我们亮起绿灯，技术、后勤、资金等其它方面都没有任何问题。”
Skateboarding events are part of the X Games, and the IOC is eager to modernize the Olympic program with sports and disciplines that appeal to youth. It has already added snowboarding to the Winter Games and BMX cycling for next year's Beijing Olympics.
"The IOC wants to make the program relevant for young people," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said.
Moreau said officials of the International Cycling Union met with the IOC sports department this week to discuss their proposal for adding skateboarding to the London Games.
The IOC does not recognize an international skateboarding federation, so the sport would first need to be adopted as a discipline under the UCI umbrella. After that, the UCI could make a formal proposal to the IOC for its inclusion in the Olympics.
The proposed venue for skateboarding in London is the velodrome in the Olympic Park.
"We are doing our best to introduce skateboarding for 2012," UCI sports director Olivier Quejuiner told the London Evening Standard. "We have a clear strategy ... The venue could be wonderful. All we need now is the green light from the IOC. Technically, logistically and in terms of cost, it would not be a problem to stage the event in 2012."
Twenty-six sports are on the London Olympic program. While it is too late to add any sports, new disciplines can still be brought in.
The X Games feature skateboarding "vert," "street" and "big air" events.
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