Here are some of the youngest Olympians competing at Tokyo 2020

Sky Brown, 13 – Team GB – Skateboarding

With new sports in the Olympic programme comes an infusion of youthful energy, too. Sky Brown is one of them in skateboarding, the Briton having just recently turned 13 (12 July).

Brown has won medals on the international stage, and is the youngest Team GB Summer Olympian of all-time. Brown has a shot to land on the podium in the women’s park discipline in skateboarding, which takes place on 4 Aug.

Brown is joined by other skateboarding youngsters including the aforementioned NISHIYA, HIRAKI Kokona of Japan (12) and Brazil’s Rayssa Leal (13). Germany’s Lilly Stoephasius recently turned 14.

Leal captured silver behind NISHIYA in the street skateboarding event.

And – not to be outdone – the 2019 world champion in park, Okamoto Misugu of Japan, is just 15 years old and will compete with Brown in the park discipline.

Hend Zaza, 12 – Syria – Table tennis

While NISHIYA won gold, it’s Zaza who walks away with the title of “youngest,” the Syrian having lost her opening match in table tennis on Saturday (24 July).

Zaza is the youngest table tennis player at the Olympics ever – and the youngest Olympian in any sport since 1992. On her day of competition she was exactly 12 years and 204 days old.

Quan Hongchan, 14 – China – Diving

Quan Hongchan is just 14 years old and will compete in the women’s 10m platform diving (4 Aug). Joining her in that event is 15-year-old teammate Chen Yuxi, who is also competing in the 10m springboard event.