FILE PHOTO: Surfing - XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 - Men's Open Surfing Bronze - Punta Rocas Complex, Lima, Peru - August 4, 2019. Argentina's Leandro Usuna reacts REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The addition of surfing and skateboarding has brought a whole new lifestyle vibe to the Olympic village, with laid-back competitors in Tokyo aiming just as much for having fun as they are for winning gold.
Long seen by athletes and fans alike as underground sports that should not be about competition, the surfers and skaters at the 2020 Games are embracing the higher profile that comes with being part of the mainstream.
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