Paris 2024 Skateboarding Preview: Japan, US face formidable challenges ahead

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- As skateboarding talents around the world are set to gather in the upcoming Paris Olympics, it will be a challenging feat for both Japanese and American riders to claim victories despite their dominance in the past few years.

Japan's Sakura Yosozumi, the 22-year-old reigning women's world park champion, secured a place at Paris and placed third in the World Skateboarding Ranking (WSR