Tokyo: Momiji Nishiya Japan became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when he won the first women’s gold skateboard at the age of 13 and 330 days on Monday.
Nishiya finished ahead of the Brazilian Leal Rayssa – which at 13 years and 203 days could become the youngest Olympic champion – and Funa Nakayama, 16.
Nishiya starred in the trick to score 15.26 and gave the host stroke the road discipline as a skateboard made the Olympic debut.
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US divers Marjorie Gestring remains the youngest individual Olympic champion after winning the 3M Springboard in the 1936 Berlin game at 13 years and 268 days.
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The four of their best scores from seven made their last total.
Skateboarding is one of the four sports that made his debut in Tokyo, along with surfing, sports and karate climbing as part of an effort to bring the Olympics to a younger audience.