MANILA, Philippines—Margielyn Didal will have the opportunity of creating her legacy in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and doing so against her skateboarding inspiration.
The 22-year-old skater is part of the street skateboarding lineup who will compete in the Summer Games—the first time the sport will be played in the Olympics—where she will go up against her idol Leticia Bufoni of Brazil.
“I always looked up to Leticia Bufoni because she’s the top female skater when I was starting,” said Didal in a virtual press conference. “I still look up to her.”
Bufoni is the no.4 ranked street skater in the world and the third-best in her home country of Brazil.
The Sao Paulo native…
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