During yesterday’s street skateboarding final held at the Ariake Urban Sports Park, three youths made a name for young athletes as all three podium finishes were occupied by teenagers. Skateboarding, a new Olympic sport which made it’s debut this summer, has rocked the world because of the amount of teenagers taking part and dominating in the sport.
Yesterday’s women’s street final will go down in history as it resulted in the youngest podium in Olympic history. The final was won by Momji Nishiya, a 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder who is now known as the second youngest athlete to ever win a Gold medal. The youngest ever was Marjorie Gestring an American diver who achieved this feat in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The podium finishes were completed by Rayssa Leal, a-13-year-old Brazilian who would have became the youngest ever Gold medal recipient had she won, and Funa Nakayama an exciting 16-year-old Japanese skateboarder who has competed in many other tournaments down the years.
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This achievement may further encourage youth to compete and take part in sports and in this instance, skateboarding which certainly has a future in all Olympics held going further and also shows how much teenagers can achieve if they work hard.
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