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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 ‘street’ skateboarding competition took place at the weekend and the ‘park’ events will begin on 4 August at the Ariake Sports Park.

National skateboarding champion Roxana Howlett, aged 11, told ѿý Radio 5 Live what people new to the sport should look out for, including the language used and the young ages of the competitors.

“Sky Brown and Bombette Martin are skating for Team GB, and it’s really cool that they’re so young,” she said.

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