06-09-2021, 08:28 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57410179
British skateboarders Sky Brown and Bombette Martin have both qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
Brown, 12, hopes to become Britain's youngest ever Olympian, but must wait for the formal selection process to find out whether she will make history.
Brown and British champion Martin, 14, are among 20 qualifiers for the women's park event based on world rankings at the end of the qualification period.
No GB men are expected in the inaugural Olympic competitions in Tokyo.
At at the other end of the age spectrum 46-year-old double X Games gold medallist Rune Glifberg from Denmark has qualified in men's park.
Wow . Some of you might remember a topic from last year, about an 11-year-old skateboarder who had had a major fall, and was lucky to be alive. That was the very same Sky Brown who has just qualified for the national Olympic team.
Major congratulations to her on her recovery; on continuing to pursue her dreams (and succeeding) - and I hope she can do her country proud at the Games themselves!
British skateboarders Sky Brown and Bombette Martin have both qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
Brown, 12, hopes to become Britain's youngest ever Olympian, but must wait for the formal selection process to find out whether she will make history.
Brown and British champion Martin, 14, are among 20 qualifiers for the women's park event based on world rankings at the end of the qualification period.
No GB men are expected in the inaugural Olympic competitions in Tokyo.
At at the other end of the age spectrum 46-year-old double X Games gold medallist Rune Glifberg from Denmark has qualified in men's park.
Wow . Some of you might remember a topic from last year, about an 11-year-old skateboarder who had had a major fall, and was lucky to be alive. That was the very same Sky Brown who has just qualified for the national Olympic team.
Major congratulations to her on her recovery; on continuing to pursue her dreams (and succeeding) - and I hope she can do her country proud at the Games themselves!
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