Japanese skateboarders feel inspired to improve their "ollie" technique after their fellow countryman Yuto Horigome's Olympic gold debut. "The fact that a Japanese man won gold is great. I hope it will mean more skateparks", says Yuma Nagase, 19, practicing outside a park closed because of the pandemic-induced state of emergency. "I thought it was amazing. I just started skateboarding. It made me want to try harder", says 14-years old Ayumi. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES