Olympics-Skateboarding-Teen skaters from Japan, Brazil clinch top spots ahead of finals
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding Training Session - Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Aori Nishimura of Japan in action during training. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
July 26, 2021
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) -A roster of teen skateboarders that included Japan’s Funa Nakayama and Brazilian phenom Rayssa Leal clinched top spots in the preliminary heats to advance to the women’s street finals on Monday.
The street event is notable for the youth of its competitors. Japan’s Nakayama and Momiji Nishiya are 16 and 13 respectively and Leal is also 13 years old.