Skateboarding is slated to become an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games in 2021. But skateboarders have been predicting it would be in the Olympics since at least 1978.
A CBC report from 1965 referred to skateboarding as "skurfing," short for sidewalk surfing, showing that the sport has been around for over 50 years.
By August 1978, there were enough accomplished skateboarders that the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto hosted what CBC's Barbara McLeod called "skateboard championships."
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