Lebanon

Snoubar Skatepark

On August 4, 2021, 1 year after the explosion that struck the city of Beirut, the first public skatepark saw the light of day.

The objectives of the Snoubar Skatepark project are to enable young people to practice their sport in a safe space, to encourage human encounters between people from different backgrounds, and to give a new lease of life to Lebanese youth.

For 2 months, volunteers from all over the world, the Decathlon Skateboarding and Decathlon Lebanon and the association Make Life Skate Life participated in the construction of this skatepark with the support of the Decathlon Foundation.

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"We've worked hard to build the skatepark. Volunteers give their all. We met a lot of local skaters and skated together for a morning. Skateboarding is a great intergenerational sport, it creates social links, everyone talks to each other."

Jean-Philippe Rode

Project manager at the Decathlon Foundation and product manager at Decathlon SkateBoarding

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Since the skatepark was inaugurated, dozens of young people have come to live their passion every day. Such is the case of Mike, who tells us:
"Skateboarding has changed my life. When you skate, you just want to have fun, you don't think about negative things".

With the JustChildHood association, Mike gives lessons several times a week to Palestinian and Syrian children from the nearby refugee camp:
"It's going to change their lives".

Mike, skateboarding enthusiast

This project by the Decathlon Foundation goes even further, encouraging the professional integration of young people in a context of economic and social crisis in Lebanon. Decathlon Lebanon is committed to offering professional opportunities to local skaters (internships, seasonal contracts or permanent contracts).

This sports and solidarity project, which brings Decathlon to life, is just one of the 1,000 projects supported by the Foundation and carried out by our teams.

If you too would like to join the adventure and get involved in a local project, contact us!