Momiji Nishiya won the maiden Olympic gold medal in the women's street skateboarding, becoming the second-youngest champion in the process. The first Olympic gold medal in the women's ...

The BBC's Mariko Oi sat down with Japan's youngest gold medallist - Momiji Nishiya - to find out what winning skateboarding gold meant to her. Video by Futa Nagao and Suranjana Tewari. China is ...

Momiji Nishiya, 13, made history on Monday as she came out on the top of the scoring board after competing with athletes much older than she was. She snatched gold with a score of 15.26, ...

The BBC's Mariko Oi sat down with Japan's youngest gold medallist - Momiji Nishiya - to find out what winning skateboarding gold meant to her. Video by Futa Nagao and Suranjana Tewari. The ...

Heading the Japanese charge was 13-year-old skateboarder Momiji Nishiya who took gold a day after the host nation also won the men's title. "I'm so glad to become the youngest (Japanese gold ...