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Medals from in Tokyo Olympics fuel skateboarding craze in Brazil

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Sao Paulo / Rio de Janeiro / Brasilia, Aug 7 (EFE).- The trio of silver medals won by Brazilian skateboarders at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has fueled a craze for the sport in their homeland.Only host nation Japan did better than Brazil in the debut of skateboarding as an Olympic discipline, grabbing five of the 12 medals available across the four events.Kelvin Hoefler and Pedro Barros took silver in the men's street and men's park events, respectively, but Rayssa Leal's second-place finish in the women's street competition has had the biggest impact in Brazil. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO/ JANAÍNA QUINET/ ALEX MIRKHAN).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE SKATEBOARDING IN SAO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO AND BRASILIA, BRAZIL.

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