The power of youth on the arena [Video]

BEIJING, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on the young athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:

Do you remember what you did on the summer break after you finished elementary school?

Zheng Haohao, a girl from southern China’s Guangdong Province, wrote in her summer schedule: Compete in the Olympics.

Zheng Haohao will turn 12 on the day of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. As the youngest athlete at the Paris 2024, she competed for Team China in the women’s Park Skateboarding event.

Zhang Haohao has always been an energetic girl. Her 7th birthday gift was a skateboard — her very first one, which since then unlocked a different life trajectory for her. Despite her young age, she showed great interest and gift in this sport: As a swift and concentrated skater, when she made mistakes …