Olympics-Skateboarding-Horigome brings Japan skateboarding's first Olympic gold


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Men's Street - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Yuto Horigome of Japan in action. REUTERS/Toby Melville

TOKYO (Reuters) -Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding when he won the men's street final in Tokyo on Sunday.

Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil won silver, while Jagger Eaton of the United States clinched the bronze.

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