Japanese girl wins park skateboarding championship

16 September

A 13-year-old Japanese girl has won the women's world park skateboarding championship.

 

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Misugu Okamoto scored a total of 61.17 in Saturday's final in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

 

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Another Japanese skateboarder, 17-year-old Sakura Yosozumi, took the silver.

Okamoto secured victory despite an initial setback. She pulled off a 540-degree rotation while grabbing the board.

Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut at next year's Tokyo Games.

NHK