THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 26, 2021 at 14:00 JST
Momiji Nishiya of Japan reacts after winning the women’s street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 26 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
Momiji Nishiya of Japan has won the first ever Olympic skateboard competition for women.
The 13-year-old gave the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event a day after after Yuto Horigome won the men’s event.
Rayssa Leal, a 13-year-old from Brazil, won the silver. That’s her country’s second in skateboarding after Brazilian Kelvin Hoefler took silver on Sunday in the men’s event.
The women’s bronze went to Funa Nakayama, also from Japan.
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