Japanese schoolgirl Misugu Okamoto is refusing to entertain thoughts of Tokyo Olympic gold despite becoming skateboarding’s youngest world champion at the weekend. The 13-year-old captured the ...

The 22-year-old Horigome ended up being the oldest of the four skateboarding champions — the only one not still in his teens — crowned in Tokyo. Japan's Momiji Nishiya and Brazil's Rayssa Leal, both ...

And although some of their designs are a bit more technical than others, nothing has been too flashy or over the top. They ...

PARIS--Japan's Yuto Horigome retained his Olympic title in men's street skateboarding in Paris on Monday, clinching the top of the podium on his final trick in a nerve-searing final. Jagger Eaton ...

Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a high-risk ride down the hand-rail. Yoshizawa ...

He had endured a long and winding five years, since it was decided in 2016 that skateboarding would become an Olympic sport. Since then, Horigome had led the way as Japan’s leading skater and ...

Heyn leaned into her ability to skate in switch, which is significantly more difficult and earned her additional points. Japanese Funa Nakayama, the defending Olympic bronze medalist, and Australian ...

Watch Japan's Yuto Horigome's "knockout" gold medal-winning runs in the men's street skateboarding final on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport. Available to UK ...

Find out how the three-time world champion holds off 16-year-old Shimada Mao for her fifth career women's singles ...