Brussels: The unsung European capital of skateboarding
Skateboarding first arrived in Belgium in the late 1970s. At first, it was seen as a sport for delinquents and, as a result, wasn't very popular.
Despite its negative optics at the beginning, the sport slowly became mainstream, and by the early 2000s, it experienced an explosion in popularity worldwide due to large-scale investments in the sport and the advent of competitions like the X-Games.
Despite its negative optics at the beginning, the sport slowly became mainstream, and by the early 2000s, it experienced an explosion in popularity worldwide due to large-scale investments in the sport and the advent of competitions like the X-Games.
