Chinese skateboarder, 11, makes Olympic debut
The youngest Olympian in Paris, 11-year-old Zheng Haohao from China, had a strong first run in the women's park skateboarding preliminaries on Tuesday, but that wasn't enough for her to advance. Zheng had an opening score of 63.19 with a clean run. But she fell in her second and third runs. Each competitor had three runs, and their ranking is determined by the highest score. The score of 63.19 placed Zheng 18th out of 22 athletes. Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew won the Olympic gold, edging out Japan's Cocona Hiraki in silver and Britain's injured Sky Brown in bronze. Trew, 14, in her trademark pink helmet, nailed a high-risk and high-speed final round to leap to the top of the rankings, bringing some of the crowd to their feet at a sun-drenched Place de la Concorde stadium. (Additional reporting by AFP)_____________________________
Last updated: 2024-07-08 HKT 00:34 