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Skateboarding: Your guide to the new Olympic sport
Skateboarding has made its Olympic debut in Tokyo along with surfing, sport climbing and karate.
The 鈥榮treet鈥� skateboarding competition took place at the weekend and the 鈥榩ark鈥� events will begin on 4 August at the Ariake Sports Park.
National skateboarding champion Roxana Howlett, aged 11, told 麻豆社 Radio 5 Live what people new to the sport should look out for, including the language used and the young ages of the competitors.
鈥淪ky Brown and Bombette Martin are skating for Team GB, and it鈥檚 really cool that they鈥檙e so young,鈥� she said.
This clip is originally from 5 Live.
