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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
years old skateboarder Momiji Nishiya, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is from which country?
A
China
B
USA
C
Japan
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the first ever gold medal in the women’s street competition. Winning it at 13, she is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal for Japan, and third youngest after Marjorie Gestring and Klaus Zerta to ever win an event at the Summer Olympics.

Detailed explanation-2: -China’s YANG Qian became an instant global sensation when she won the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games’ maiden gold medal in shooting on Saturday 24 July 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neeraj Chopra became India’s first-ever gold medalist in athletics. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with the best winning throw of 87.58 metres. Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic took second place, and Vitezslav Vesely took home the bronze.

Detailed explanation-4: -The men’s street final featured 12 of the world’s best male riders with Portugal’s Ribeiro winning with an 89.00-score. Olympic gold medallist Horigome Yuto of Japan came second with 87.33, while Olympic silver medallist Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil came third (86.00).

Detailed explanation-5: -Japanese skateboarder NISHIYA Momiji is just 13 years old - and has won gold at Tokyo 2020.

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