Olympics-Skateboarding-Not just tricks, skaters' fashion takes centre stage


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Street - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Aori Nishimura of Japan in action. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

TOKYO (Reuters) - Skateboarders making their debut at the Olympics are attracting attention for their outfits as much as for their skills.

Twitter users on Monday were especially impressed by local competitor Aori Nishimura, whose all-white uniform and platinum blonde hair shone against a grey-and-purple skate park in the heats.

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