Olympics-Skateboarding-Japan's Nishimura shoulders hopes for second skateboarding gold


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding Training Session - Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Aori Nishimura of Japan in action during training. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

TOKYO (Reuters) - Skaters from Brazil and Japan are set to dominate the women's street skateboarding event at the Olympics on Monday, with hopes that Tokyo's own Aori Nishimura would bring home a second skateboarding gold for the host nation.

A trio of skaters, Pamela Rosa, 13-year-old Rayssa Leal and veteran Leticia Bufoni, are representing Brazil in the street competition, which takes place at a new skate park on Tokyo's waterfront designed with ledges and purple rails.

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