Here, 18-year-old skateboarding promise Hampus Winberg loads up in Eskilstuna – youngest in the Swedish squad

He is one of the Olympians participating in the Swedish Olympic Committee’s (SOC) joint training camp ahead of the Olympics in Paris, which will be inaugurated in a week.

Youngest participants

Hampus Winberg is the youngest participant in the Swedish Olympic squad and is ready for the competition in August.

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  • – I think my chances feel very good, there’s a lot I haven’t shown yet. So after a final place, I will hunt for a medal, says Hampus.

    More and more people are skateboarding

    Skateboarding became an Olympic branch in Tokyo 2020, and the fact that it is a sport that is steadily on the rise is also noticeable before the Olympics in Paris. According to payment giant Klarna, sales of skateboards in Sweden increased by 74 percent between December and May.

    Hear what Hampus Winberg thinks is behind the increased interest in the video clip above.

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