The World Skateboarding Championships ended in Rome. At the Pietrangeli stadium in the Foro Italico it was the big day of the finals that introduced the great Italian public to the Brazilian, American and Japanese sacred monsters who were playing for the world title and, for the first three, direct access to the Olympics, bypassing the world ranking. Among women, domination of Japan with the first and second place of Aori Nishimura and Momiji Nishiya ahead of the Brazilians Rayssa Leal, Pamela Rosa and Leticia Bufoni. Same script in the men's field: Yuto Horigome with an overwhelming score of 36.75 in comeback, leaves the Californian Nyjah Huston with a dry mouth who for the first time, and thanks to some too many mistakes, proved not to be the unattainable number one of the world Street.
With perfect tricks and spectacular maneuvers, the Japanese champion takes home the world title, nominating Japan as a team to beat in Tokyo 2020. For the record, the American Nyjah Huston and the other Japanese respectively climb the steps of the world championship podium. Sora Shirai. Sabatino Aracu, host as President of the World Skate Federation, declared with great satisfaction that "Rome has responded to this extraordinary event, the best place to play a world championship that has consecrated skateboarding as one of appreciated all over the world and, from today, also in Italy: Tokyo 2020 will be the icing on the cake! " "A great success for sport, for Italy and for Roman citizens - said the President of Sport and Health Vito Cozzoli - who,in addition to today's show, they will be able to take advantage of this splendid skatepark inside the Foro Italico throughout the summer "