Skateboarding can be either..or both. Competitive skateboarding is a judged sport..think X-Games..Some guys I know grew up competing, but now they no longer skate and as a hobby they just put together boards like someone would a model car.
During my (almost) two years of skateboarding many people have asked me the same question "sport or hobby?" Here is my answer... I have skated for about 2 years and during my time as a skater many people have asked me; "is skateboarding a sport or a hobby?" I have never been able to come up with a clear answer, but this is what I think... Skateboarding originated from surfing so to, ask this question to skateboarding you must first ask about surfing. Most surfers would answer; "I do it as a hobby" but of course surfing has a large sporting industry. Most people who skate they start skating because they saw someone else skate and they started, then they learn a couple of tricks, then they watch a couple Yoruba voids, then they get really hooked on it and eventually becomes (their) sport. I started off doing it as a hobby, but now mostly i use it as transport so IBM considering getting a longbow. So in the end i say skateboarding is both its even a form of transport skateboarding is great exorcise and fun!
Type your answer here... 4.3 thousand people think that skateboarding is not a sport
No, there are no such things as skateboarding lessons because skateboarding is not a sport it is a lifestyle and is individual.
Skateboarding, Basketball, Surfing, and Snowboarding.
I think officially it is a sport
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Tennis isn't a sport, it is more of a hobby.
For the 2008 Games, no, but the International Olympic Committee has held discussions about introducing a skateboarding event for the 2012 Games in London. A final decision will probably come in late 2009 or early 2010.
it was skateboarding. norway banned skateboarding at this time
Although not everyone will agree, skateboarding is a sport that has a reputation for being cool.