So, just like spreading all the culture of skateboarding," Delelgn said. Fisseha's passion for the sport has led him to co-found a company "Kushnetta Skateboarding" which allows him to self-finance his skateboarding hobby. Gossaye Alemayehu, sports association control team leader at Addis Ababa Sport Commission, said notwithstanding limited capacity, the commission is helping support the growing skateboarding scene in the city. "We've already started to set aside budget for skateboarding coaches, as well as facilitating the provision of skateboarding facilities in Addis Ababa," said Alemayehu. Alemayehu admits that there are a lot of challenges still for skateboarding to be considered as a mainstream sport in Ethiopia alongside athletics and football.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2021 18:00 UTC