The new skateboarding event of the Tokyo Olympic Games has become a performance stage for teenagers from all over the world. A few days ago, in the women's street skateboarding final, 13-year-old and 204-day Brazilian Ray Riel won the silver medal and set several records. But her record didn't last long, with two 2008-born skateboarders breaking her record at the same time in today's women's park-style skateboarding final.
Among them, the silver medal winner hiraki Kokona is 12 years and 343 days old, while the bronze medalist, Britain Skye Brown, is currently 13 years and 28 days old, and the two have become the youngest Olympic medalists in their respective countries, while also becoming the youngest medal winners after the 1936 Olympics, France's 12-year-old rowing helmsman Noel van der Nordnort.
However, they are not the youngest participants in this Olympic Games. Syrian table tennis player Heide Zaza, born on January 1, 2009. She finished the first round with a 0-4 total score against Austrian veteran Liu Jia in the first round of table tennis women's singles. However, zaza did not take his defeat very seriously, and it was very significant to be able to come to Tokyo from war-torn Syria to participate in the Olympic Games.
It is reported that after the Chinese Olympic Committee learned of Zaza's story, it was also very moved, and took the initiative to lend a helping hand, inviting this 12-year-old girl to Come to China to receive Professional Training in Table Tennis in China to help her improve her strength and achievements. If all goes well, Zaza can go to China as soon as September and train in the world's top table tennis.
According to records, the youngest medalist in the history of the Olympic Games is Greece's Dimit Reis Lauderas. She won the bronze medal in the gymnastics team competition at the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896, when he was only 10 years old and 218 days old.
Author: Guo Chaohao
Editor: Hao Mengyi
Image source: Visual China