The 2024 Paris Olympics will be a big celebration of sports, with top athletes from around the world. Athletes from 204 countries will compete in 32 different sports.
Paris is hosting the Olympics for the third time. This time, the opening ceremony will be along the famous Seine river instead of in a stadium. This will show off the beauty of the city.
One interesting thing about these Games is the range of ages among the athletes. The youngest athlete is 11-year-old Zheng Haohao from China, and the oldest is 61-year-old Jill Irving from Canada. This shows that the Olympics welcome athletes of all ages who have the skills and determination to compete.
Let’s look at the top 5 youngest athletes participating in the Paris Olympics:
5. Hezly Rivera (16 years)
Hezly Rivera, the youngest member of Team USA, earned her place on the team with a great performance at the Olympic Trials, especially on the beam and uneven bars.
She was planning to aim for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, but she took advantage of an unexpected chance when some of her teammates got injured.
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4. Sky Brown (16 years)
Sky Brown, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics when she was just 13, is back for the Paris Olympics. She faced a serious injury during training, which caused multiple skull fractures. Despite this, she qualified for Paris with a high score of 91.93 in the Skateboarding qualifying event. Brown’s determination and talent make her a strong candidate to win another medal.
3. Fay De Fazio Ebert (14 years)
14-year-old Canadian skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert found her love for skateboarding when she was eight. She almost made it to the 2020 Olympics. Now, she is a top competitor and won a gold medal at the 2023 Santiago Games. Ebert’s story shows how quickly young talent can rise in skateboarding.
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2. Dhinidhi Desinghu (14 years)
At 14, Indian swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu aims to win her country’s first Olympic medal in swimming. She used to be afraid of water, but her hard work helped her break national records and become a rising star in Indian swimming.
1. Zheng Haohao (11 years)
The youngest athlete in the 2024 Paris Olympics is Zheng Haohao, an 11-year-old skateboarder from China. She faced many challenges, such as injuries and busy schedules, to qualify for the Olympics.
Zheng showed she could stay calm under pressure by scoring an impressive 72.6 points in her final qualifying round.
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