13-Year-Old Skateboarder Nishiya Momiji Wins Olympics Gold
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26: Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan celebrates during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
13-year-old Japanese skateboarder Nishiya Momiji just made Olympics history – as one of the youngest gold medal winners ever.
Nishiya Momiji won gold in the women’s street skateboarding event, making her the youngest gold medal winner since 1936. The silver medal winner, Brazil’s Rayssa leal, is also 13 years old. Bronze medalist medalist Funa Nakayama of Japan is the grizzled old veteran of the group – she’s 16.
Check out Nishiya Momiji in Olympics action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWz–lUTl5k
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