The youngest athletes at the Olympics (Sport No. 34)

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Hand Zaza
Country: Syria
Age: 12
Style: table tennis
The young Syrian made history by winning the West Asia Qualifier when she was just 11 years old. According to OlyMADMen, Zaza is the fifth youngest known Olympian in history since Romanian figure skater Beatrice Hoost competed in 1968.
Alexey Sereda
Country Ukraine
Age: 15
Type: diving
Sereda is a Ukrainian diver and the youngest athlete of the Ukrainian Olympic team. The guy was born on December 25, 2005 in Nikolaev. He made his debut in the national team when he was 13. On Wednesday 2019, he showed an excellent result at the European Diving Championships - he became the youngest champion in diving. In May 2021, he repeated this achievement in the mixed doubles with Ksenia Bailo and became a two-time European champion.
Ilya Kovtun
Country Ukraine
Age: 17
Style: gymnastics
The guy is called one of the most promising juniors in the world. After all, he has already managed to become a prize-winner of the Junior World Championship, a six-time European champion among juniors, a prize-winner of the European Championship among juniors, as well as a multiple champion and prize-winner of the European Youth Olympic Festival.
Sky Brown
Country: UK
Age: 13
Style: skateboarding
The 13-year-old is the youngest professional skateboarder in the world. For the first time she took part in competitions when she was only 8. Despite her young age, the girl has already managed to distinguish herself in a number of achievements. In particular, she was the first to perform a jump with a one and a half turn around its axis and a 720-degree flip. And also became the first woman in history to perform the frontside 540 trick. In addition, the girl is the youngest athlete funded by Nike. Now Brown is also the youngest ever representative of Great Britain at the Summer Olympics.
Kokona Hiraki
Country: Japan
Age: 12
Style: skateboarding
Hiraki first got on a skateboard at the age of 5. At 10 years and 11 months old she became the youngest skateboarder to win a medal (silver) at the World Extreme Games in the USA. According to the Japanese Olympic Committee, Hiraki has become Japan's youngest ever Olympic representative.
Kathy Grimes
Country: USA
Age: 15
Style: swimming
15-year-old Grimes from Las Vegas became the youngest American swimmer to compete in the Olympics since 14-year-old Amanda Beard in 1996. According to the legendary American swimmer Kate Ledecky, Grimes "is not even the future of the sport, she is already its present."
Colin Duffy
Country: USA
Age: 17
Style: climbing
Duffy is a professional American climber, the youngest participant in a new Olympic sport. Born December 10, 2003.