On Wednesday, 12-year-old Kokona Hiraki became the youngest Olympic medalist in 85 years with her silver medal in the women's park final. Team GB's Sky Brown, aged 13 years and 28 days old, also became Great Britain's youngest Olympic medal winner of all time as she earned bronze in the same event. Two ends of the spectrumThe youngest athlete suiting up for the Tokyo Games is Hend Zaza, a 12-year-old table tennis player from Syria. Zaza, the youngest competitor in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, in action against Jia Liu of Austria. There's no specific age limit for taking part in the Olympic Games, but each International Sports Federation sets its own limits.

Source: CNN August 04, 2021 07:49 UTC