Nyjah Huston won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in the discipline of skateboarding.
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The American is known for being one of the best athletes in his discipline today. In fact, in Paris 2024 was his second participation in the summer games, as he was part of Tokyo 2020.
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Nyjah Huston, the skateboarding figure who shined in Paris 2024
However, in Japan he couldn't stand out as he would have liked, so arriving in France was a comeback.
At 16, Huston began competing on the big stages, but his career started on the streets of California, where his family is originally from.
Adeyemi's father was a talented skateboarder, so he always found boards around the house, which he used as if they were his toys.
In 2011, the path to great achievements began. In fact, his participation in international tournaments projected him.
The victory at the X Games boosted his career in every way, and today he has accumulated more than 19 medals, making him the most successful skateboarder in history.
His skill with the skateboard caught the attention of major sports companies, such as Nike, who have him as one of the faces of their skateboarding line.
Huston complains about the condition of the medals for Paris 2024
Although he won the bronze medal, Nyjah was not completely satisfied, as he complained about the quality of the medals in an Instagram post.
And it is that, according to what the skater said, his medal wore out in just one day, so he made a call to the organization to validate the condition of the items.
"These Olympic medals look great when they are new, but after letting them rest on my skin with a little sweat and letting my friends wear them over the weekend, it seems like they went and came back from war," the American recounted.