TOKYO -- Alongside traditional favorites like track and field and gymnastics, the Tokyo Olympics are drawing global attention with new "urban sports," including skateboarding, sports climbing and BMX freestyle.
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Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding when he won the men's street final in Tokyo on July 25. © Reuters
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