Skateboarding rolls into sports mainstream
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Nyjah Huston of the United States reacts after competing in the men s street skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Ben Curtis / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Nyjah Huston of Team USA competes in the men’s street skateboarding prelims. He couldn’t land his big tricks in the finals.Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Nyjah Huston of Team USA competes at the Skateboarding Men s Street Prelims on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Ezra Shaw / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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1of51Chen Lijun of China celebrates after winning the gold medal and setting an Olympic record in the men s 67kg weightlifting event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Luca Bruno/APShow MoreShow Less
2of51Romain Cannone of France, left, and Gergely Siklosi of Hungary compete in the men s individual final Epee competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan.Andrew Medichini/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of51United States s Anastasija Zolotic celebrates with coach after defeating Taiwan s Lo Chia-Ling during the taekwondo women s 57kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Themba Hadebe/APShow MoreShow Less
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April Ross, left, of the United States, greets teammate, Alex Klineman, during a woman s beach volleyball match against China at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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William Shaner, of the United States, competes in the men s 10-meter air rifle at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Romain Cannone of France, left, and Gergely Siklosi of Hungary compete in the men s individual final Epee competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan.
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Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee, right, and Lee Kiefer of the United States compete in the women s individual Foil final competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan.
Publishing date: Jul 25, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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TOKYO Japan bagged skateboarding’s first ever gold medal and notched a surprise win in the pool on Sunday, in a day of high drama where 18-year-old Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned swimming superpowers with victory in the men’s 400m freestyle.
Skateboarder Yuto Horigome, who grew up in the Tokyo ward where the event is being held, took gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/skateboarding-horigome-wins-first-olympic-gold-skateboarding-2021-07-25 at the debut of a sport once seen as a symbol of counter-culture. That followed surprise medal joy in the pool for Yui Ohashi in the 400m women’s medley.
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