She’s made history. Japanese 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya won gold in the skateboarding street final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She became Japan’s youngest Olympic champion, the second-youngest individual gold medallist, and the world’s first female Olympic skateboarding champion. “I didn’t think I could win, but everyone cheered…...
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