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By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) â Teen skaters from Japan and Britain barrelled and soared over a concrete skate park in the preliminary rounds of the womenâs park competition on Wednesday in the disciplineâs lively debut at the Tokyo Olympics.
In all, 20 skaters ranging in age from 12 to 36, are competing in four preliminary heats, with each of them getting three runs. The top eight then qualify for the final.
By the middle of the third heat, Britainâs Sky Brown was leading the pack with 57.40 points for her stunning second run, which she began with a frontside 360 and capped with a 540 spin that she landed on the deep end of the bowl.
Japanese skaters dominate, Sky Brown takes bronze and Aussies Poppy Olsen fifth in Olympic park final
Young skaters from Japan have soared to victory in the women s park competition, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinching gold and silver. 4 August 2021
Young skaters from Japan and Britain have soared to victory in the women s park competition, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinching gold and silver and Britain s Sky Brown taking bronze.
In the gripping finals on Wednesday, Yosozumi, 19, landed two 540s in her impressive first run, earning the highest score of 60.09 to vault to top place.
Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in winning the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Wednesday.Credit.Doug Mills/The New York Times
TOKYO Sydney McLaughlin recently said that “iron sharpens iron” when it comes to her relationship with Dalilah Muhammad. They are the pre-eminent practitioners of their craft, the two fastest women ever to run the 400-meter hurdles.
Few events were more highly anticipated at the Tokyo Games than the renewal of their rivalry on Wednesday at Olympic Stadium.
It was safe to assume that something extraordinary would happen, and McLaughlin delivered, breaking her own world record to win her first Olympic gold.
Olympics-Skateboarding-Teens and tweens from Japan, Britain shred to victory
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women s Park - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Sakura Yosozumi of Japan in action REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
August 4, 2021
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) -Young skaters from Japan and Britain soared to victory in the women’s park competition on Wednesday, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki cinching gold and silver, while Britain’s Sky Brown took bronze.
In the gripping final, Yosozumi, 19, landed two 540s in her impressive first run, earning the highest score of 60.09 to vault to top place.