Youngest Rio Olympian is Nepal quake survivor
At 13 years and 255 days, Nepali swimmer Gaurika Singh, who survived the 2015 Nepal earthquake, will be the youngest Olympian at the Rio Games. The 13-year-old will participate in the women’s 100-metres backstroke heats event. "It was terrifying. We were on the fifth floor of a building (in Kathmandu) that we couldn’t escape from," Gaurika said about the experience.