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Momiji Nishiya, 13, becomes one of youngest Olympic champions ever with skateboarding gold

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Japanese skateboarder Momiji Nishiya has become one of the youngest Olympic champions in history after capturing a gold medal at the age of 13.The inaugural street skateboarding competition conjured up a podium where all three medalists were under the age of 17, with Nishiya standing at the top of it after seeing off Brazil's Rayssa Leal, also 13, and fellow Japan athlete Nakayama Funa, 16, on her way to the gold medal.Her final three runs of 4.15, 4.66 and 3.43 were enough to secure the top prize in what is believed to be the youngest Olympic podium of all time.Nishiya finished with an overall score of 15.26, and at 13 years and 330 days old she has cemented a legacy as one of the.

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