Olympics-Japan wins skateboarding’s maiden gold, Tunisian swimmer stuns superpowers
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 400m Individual Medley - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Yui Ohashi of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
July 25, 2021
By Sam Nussey and Takashi Umekawa
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan bagged skateboarding’s first gold medal and notched a surprise win in the pool on Sunday, in a day of high drama as 18-year-old Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned the swimming superpowers with victory in the men’s 400m freestyle.
Skateboarder Yuto Horigome, who grew up in the Tokyo ward where the event is being held, took gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/skateboarding-horigome-wins-first-olympic-gold-skateboarding-2021-07-25 at the Games debut of a sport once seen as a symbol of counter-culture. That followed surprise medal joy in the pool for Yui Ohashi in the 400m women’s medley.