Skateboarding likely to be part of the 2012 Olympic Games

Skateboarding may be elevavated to Olympic status to broaden the appeal of the London 2012 Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has held talks in Switzerland to agree a timetable for its conclusion. Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC is understood to be keen for Skateboarding to be part of the 2012 Games after the success of Snowboarding at the Winter Games in Turin.

Below are articles covering the story from various UK newspapers.
(from top to bottom: The Daily Telegraph, The London Lite, The London Paper, The Observer and The Times)