Roll with it! Young Japanese skateboarder aims for Olympic gold

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Ambitious young skateboarder Rizu Akama showed off her skills in Murakami on Monday, as she set her sights on winning the olympic gold.

Akama could be seen doing tricks in a local skateboarding facility with father Ryuji Akama watching from the sidelines.

Having practiced as a surfer, Akama’s father had originally encouraged his daughter to share in his passion, with led her to pick up her skating hobby.

“What makes her different from other people is that Rizu is good at doing things that the other people around her don’t do, moves that are hard to do. So, being a little different from others, yes, having her own ‘hue’ is the best weapon,” said Akama’s father.

Speaking on her future goals, Akama stated that her dream is to achieve first place in the 2024 Paris Olympics ‘so that everyone in the world will know what my skateboarding is.’

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SOT, Ryuji Akama, Akama’s Father (Japanese): “From the beginning, we knew that if we were going to play a sport, we wanted to be the best in the world, so when she started skateboarding, we already had this idea in our minds that we wanted to be the best in the world.”

SOT, Ryuji Akama, Akama’s Father (Japanese): “What makes her different from other people is that Rizu is good at doing things that the other people around her don’t do, moves that are hard to do. So, being a little different from others, yes, having her own ‘hue’ is the best weapon.”

SOT, Rizu Akama, Skateboarder (Japanese): “My father was a surfer, so I had a surfboard around me for fun, and I thought it was fun, so I started surfing and boarding.”

SOT, Rizu Akama, Skateboarder (Japanese): “I started skateboarding when I was about seven years old, in the second grade of elementary school. At first I was just playing around, but from the third or fourth grade, I loved skateboarding so much that I started to take it seriously.”

SOT, Rizu Akama, Skateboarder (Japanese): “In skateboarding, it’s important not to give up, and you have to be mentally strong. If you make a mistake, you get hurt, and it also makes you feel down. So for example, if you make a mistake, you should think of something else to lift your spirits.”

SOT, Rizu Akama, Skateboarder (Japanese): “My next goal is to make it to the Paris Olympics, and win the first place in Paris, so that everyone in the world will know what my skateboarding is.”

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