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History was made on day two of the Tokyo Games as both skateboarding and surfing made their Olympic debuts.
Both sports were added as part of a revamp of the sporting entry lists in a bid to bring in younger audiences.
Skateboarding made its mark early on Sunday morning with the heats for the men's street event kicking off its inaugural Olympics.
The sport will enjoy four days of competition in the blazing heat of Tokyo.
All eyes will be on Team USA's Nyjah Huston and Japanese favourite Yuto Horigome, who will skate on a concrete course designed with rails and benches emblazoned with the five Olympic rings.
Skateboarding caught the eye as the sport made its Olympic Games debut on Sunday morning
Surfing caused a splash on its own debut as the world's best went to Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach
There was also a splash being made with another new sport for this Games cycle as surfing got its first action.
Four of the world's top male surfers made history on
