July 26, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Momiji Nishiya of Japan reacts after winning the women s street skateboarding final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) TOKYO (Kyodo) Momiji Nishiya completed a Japanese sweep in the Olympic skateboard street competition Monday, the 13-year-old winning the country s second gold in the event in as many days at the Tokyo Games. A day after Yuto Horigome won the first men s gold in the sport at Ariake Urban Sports Park, Nishiya did the same in the women s event, becoming the youngest ever Japanese Olympic medalist in the process. I didn t think I could win, but everyone around me cheered me on so I m glad I was able to find my groove, said Nishiya.
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