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At 13 years and 11 days old, she had become the youngest athlete selected to represent Team GB at the Summer Olympics, breaking a record that stood for 93 years dating back to Margery Hinton (13 years and 43 days old) who swam at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. But the road to Tokyo has not been without its challenges for the teen sensation. Last year she suffered life-threatening injuries that could have derailed her skateboard career and changed her life forever. Yet by some ‘miracle’, Brown made a full recovery and is now set to debut at the Olympics in country where she was born.
Sky Brown is 13 and already a triple threat. She skateboards, she surfs, she dances, even winning popular American show ‘Dancing with the Stars: Junior’ – and now she’s an Olympian.
