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| Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 |
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Hometown hero Yuto Horigome made history in Tokyo by claiming the first Olympic skateboarding gold medal – Japan’s third of these Games.
With many of his rivals taking tumbles, the world champion held his nerve to nail some scintillating tricks on the rails, stairs and benches that make up the street layout.
Horigome, who grew up in the same city ward where the skateboarding is taking place, raised the Japanese flag in celebration, delighting the small group of spectators inside Ariake Urban Sports Park.
Tokyo’s enthusiasm for these Olympics has been slow to build, but Horigome’s victory escalates excitement in Japan after golds for judoka Naohisa Takato on Saturday and swimmer Yui Ohashi on Sunday.
And what’s more, Horigome achieved his feat by upsetting the…
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