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9-Year-Old Skateboarding Prodigy Ema Kawakami from Japan Sets Multiple Guinness World Records
Ema Kawakami, a 9-year-old skateboard prodigy from Japan, has earned three Guinness World Records in skateboarding.
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Ema Kawakami, a 9-year-old skateboard prodigy from Japan, has earned three Guinness World Records in skateboarding.
These include the youngest male X Games athlete, most consecutive ‘900’ tricks in competition, and 13 backside 540 tricks in one minute. His incredible talent has even earned recognition from skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Starting at age 5, he now trains rigorously 4–5 times a week for hours to master his craft.
Watch his performance video below.