Skateboarding — Step-by-Step Roadmap

1. 1
   Stage 1 · Any age Grassroots & local entry

   Learn park or street skills at a skatepark — new ones are opening, e.g. Tura in Meghalaya's Garo Hills. No SAI NCOE or STC runs skateboarding. [2][6]

2. 2
   Stage 2 · Youth · senior National events

   Skate national events to get noticed by your federation — the road to world ranking events. [1]

3. 3
   Stage 3 · Senior World ranking events

   Earn points on the World Skateboarding Ranking from 11 June 2026; the Asian Games 2026 had skateboarding. [1][3]

4. ★
   Stage 4 · LA28 International orbit

   22 per event: 20 by the World Skateboarding Ranking of 11 June 2028, 1 host, 1 universality. You must be named on the ranking. [1]

Fuel, from stage 1: food first. Pair cereals with pulses about 3:1 — roti or rice with dal, chana or rajma; vegetarians add milk or curd, others eggs, fish or meat. ICMR-NIN says most athletes get enough protein from food and protein powders are unnecessary; NADA warns that no supplement is risk-free. [11][12]

• Skaters at LA28 must be born on or before 31 December 2014 — at least 14 by the end of 2028. [1]

• Under the anti-doping code you must be available for testing and check every medicine against the Prohibited List; apply to NADA for a TUE if you need a banned medicine. [5]

The skateboarding ladder [1][3]

• Skateboarding is not among SAI's NCOE or STC sports. New skateparks are opening — Meghalaya opened the first skatepark in the Garo Hills at Government College, Tura, citing big demand across the North-East. [6][2]

• A board, shoes and safety gear are the main costs, plus travel to ranking events. Education Margdarshan does not print shop prices — no governing body publishes them. [1]

Who pays [7]

• Skateboarding is not on the DoPT list of 65 sports (roller skating is listed separately), and the 2026 Railways and CRPF notices had no skateboarding posts. [8][9][10]

1. World Skate — Qualification System, LA28 Olympic Games: Skateboarding (version 10 July 2026; copy published by DOSB) (opens in a new tab) Park and street events, 22 per event, World Skateboarding Ranking dates and phases, birth-date rule · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
2. All India Radio News — Meghalaya CM inaugurates first skatepark in Garo Hills (opens in a new tab) Skatepark at Government College, Tura; demand across the North-East · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
3. Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games — Sports (opens in a new tab) Skateboarding at the 2026 Asian Games · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
5. NADA India — Athlete's Rights & Responsibilities (opens in a new tab) Testing availability, Prohibited List, TUE · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
6. SAI — Brief on Sports Promotional Schemes 2024-25 (opens in a new tab) NCOE and STC sport lists (skateboarding not included) · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
7. PIB — Financial Support to Athletes (5 Aug 2024) (opens in a new tab) Khelo India, TOPS, welfare fund, pension · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
8. DoPT — Instructions on Recruitment/Promotion for Sportspersons (18 Nov 2022) (opens in a new tab) 65-sport list (skateboarding not included) · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
9. Western Railway RRC — Employment Notice RRC/WR/01/2026 (Sports Quota), 27 Aug 2026 (opens in a new tab) 2026-27 sports-quota posts (skateboarding not included) · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
10. CRPF — Recruitment of Meritorious Sportspersons, HC & Constable (GD), Sports Quota 2026 (Advt. R.II-21/2026-Sports, 17 Sep 2026) (opens in a new tab) 2026 sports-quota disciplines (skateboarding not included) · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
11. ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition — Dietary Guidelines for Indians (booklet), Guideline 8 (opens in a new tab) Cereal-pulse 3:1 protein quality, vegetarian and non-vegetarian protein sources; most athletes meet protein needs from food, protein powders unnecessary · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
12. NADA India — Managing the Risk of Nutritional Supplements (opens in a new tab) Supplement risk, strict liability, food-first approach · Last checked 15 Oct 2026