Young Olympian Kokona Hiraki has become Japan’s youngest ever Olympic medalist after clinching silver at the Tokyo Olympics at age 12.
This development occurred while the competition’s debut of skateboarding has turned out to be an all-Japanese affair.
Meanwhile, Sakura Yosozumi led a Japanese 1-2 in the women’s park event, solidifying the host country’s dominance in the sport’s Olympic debut after making it three gold medals from three events, with just one more left to go.
Kokona Hiraki took silver and, at 12 years old, became Japan’s youngest ever Olympic medalist.
