See this 13-year-old victory an Olympic medal

She is the youngest olymatic to have a gold medal for her country.


This year's Olympics have presented some majorChanges to competition, many of which are a direct result of the current covidation pandemic. But some updates have nothing to do with the virus: the Tokyo Olympics marks the beginnings of the skateboarding-street and park style-in the Olympic Games. The fans impatiently anticipate young talents and exciting tricks that sport would bring. At 13, a young competitor comes from won the very first gold medal in the skateboard on the street of women, with other teenagers who placed behind her with silver and bronze medals. Read it to see the young Olympian who took this sport by the storm.

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Momiji Nishiyya is one of the youngest winners of the gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games.

Momiji Nishiya
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July 26, 13-year-old skateboardingMomiji Nishiya Has become the youngest winner of the Japan gold medal and one of the youngest winners that the Olympic Games have ever seen. According to CBS, theyounger gold medalist ever was diverMarjorie Gesturing, who won gold in 1936 at the age of 13 and 268 days.

Nishiya told Reuters that she was "stressed" after reading her first two tips, but she finally nail her last three movements,driving it to victory. "I heard tears because I was beyond Happy," Nishiya said.

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The women's road plank competition has been full of teenagers.

Rayssa Leal, Momiji Nishiya, and Funa Nakayama
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Teens dominate the skateboard during the first year of sport at the Olympic Games. Brazilian 13 yearsRayssa Lealwon the silver medal behind Nishiya and 16 years oldFuna Nakayama-Aso of Japan-Nabrobed the bronze medal.

Japan seems to be a foreshunner in the Skateboarding Arena.Yuto Horigom We brought the gold medal for Japan into the men's skateboard on July 25th. While the three leaders of the women's skateboard are all teenagers, men competing in the Olympic skateboard are not so young. Horigom is 22, Brazilian silver medalistKelvin Hoefler is 27 and bronze medalistJagger Eaton is 20.

The winners hope that their success attracts more girls to sport.

Rayssa Leal, Momiji Nishiya
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Teenage girls who were on the winner's podium together want more girls to be encouraged to join the sport. "I want more rivals, who will make patinating more fun," said Nakayama in Reuters. Leal emphasized the dual standard of sport. "It's not just thinking, you have to study, you can not skate because skating is for boys," she told Reuters. "I think the skateboard is for everyone."

While the fourth winning place, u.s.a. is 34 years oldAlexis Sablone, is not as young as the medalists, she agrees with them. "For a long time, there were much fewer women doing this," said Sablon in Reuters. "It's taken so far so that people are enough to be careful, to have enough eyes, to inspire more girls in the world to start skating."

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People have mixed feelings on skateboard being included in the Olympic Games.

Mariah Duran skateboarding in Olympics
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The skateboard is from about 70 years ago but has not been included in the Olympic Games so far. U.S.A. PDG SkateboardingJosh Friedberg Told ABC News that the Olympic Games will not only consist of the demonstration of skateboarding skills, but also to the presentation of the character who comes with sport. "It's too muchMore than a sport. And I think it shines when you see the personalities of the skaters, the Olympians, the whole world, who love skateboarding ... and they will face their countries in this new environment, "said Friedberg." I'm always Believe that, like a sport based on culture, the skateboard has a lot to offer to the world. "

Although many officials are optimistic about the future of skateboarding at the Olympic Games, some criticisms have been critical. "Many people were and are still against that because they simply consider that not to be a sport or whatever the case," Olympic competitor Mariah DURAN told ABC News.

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