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Early Sunday at the Olympic Games, Simone Biles and the U.S. gymnastics team competed for the first time in a long evening of gymnastics qualifications, while swimmer Katie Ledecky got closer to defending her gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event by finishing in the top spot following her heat.…

Skateboarding has a new king, and Japan has another fine reason to cheer these troubled Olympics. Yuto Horigome, 22, who served notice that he was a threat by winning at the Street Skateboarding World Championships in June, earned the sport’s first Olympic gold medal in the sweaty heat on Sunday…

Watch key moments from the early events of day two at the Tokyo Olympics including a swimming shock, new sports taking centre stage and heartbreak for Jade Jones. Watch highlights of Tokyo 2020 on BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC Sport website, app and BBC iPlayer COVERAGE DETAILS: Tokyo Olympics…

Skateboarding, 2021 Tokyo Olympics (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) For the first time in Olympics history, skateboarding was added as a competition and there’s been a lot of action so far. Skateboarding is making its Olympics debut this summer in Tokyo and the competitions have not disappointed thus far. Kicking…

Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in July and few would bet against Nyjah Huston taking home gold for the U.S. One of the most successful skateboarders of the last decade and a half, the California-native has dominated events across the world and is one of…

Nyjah Huston in action at the Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo July 24, 2021. — Reuters pic TOKYO, July 25 — Skateboarding star Nyjah Huston of the United States and hometown favourite Yuto Horigome advanced to the finals of the men’s street event on Sunday in skateboarding’s historic debut at…

Team USA men's basketball had a rough time leading up to the Olympics splitting its four games played 2-2. Whether the team grew from its exhibition schedule and the additions of Devin Booker, Zach LaVine, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday will be tested Friday when it opens its Olympic schedule against France. …

Tokyo will be the first time skateboarding is being added to the slate of summer Olympic sports, and at first glance Team USA is the 10,000 pound elephant in the room. However, there’s a lot more going on that could surprise anyone assuming gold is a foregone conclusion for the…

The legend of Nyjah Huston began before he turned 10 years old. There were rumors of a kid skating like he was twice his age, destined to be the next “great one” in the sport. Huston made his debut at the 2004 Volcom Damn Am. A stunned crowd watched as…

He has hosted Justin Bieber at his private skate park and guest-starred opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the TV show Ballers. Now, Nyjah Huston is aiming to become an Olympic champion as skateboarding makes its debut in Tokyo. Medals are on offer in two disciplines at the Ariake Urban…