Mexican Skateboarder Grinds His Way to Paris

Mexican skateboarder Greg Rodriguez trains in California for the Shanghai leg of the Olympic Qualifiers. Ranked 33rd, he needs points to qualify for Paris 2024. Shanghai and Budapest are the final qualifiers with only 20 spots and a 3-person country limit up for grabs.

Mexican Skateboarder Grinds His Way to Paris
Mexican skateboarder Greg Rodriguez swaps turquoise skies for California sunshine to grind his way to Paris 2024. Credit: CONADE

The national skateboarding team Greg Rodríguez will hold a concentration from April 20 to May 12, in California, United States, as part of their preparation for the next competition of the Olympic Qualifying Series (OQS) Shanghai 2024, which will take place in China, from May 14 to 19 and which will grant points in the ranking to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The specialist in the street modality will carry out his training in California because in that region he has the best tracks and some of the best exponents of this discipline.