The world's biggest games have started from 23 July 2021 in
Tokyo, the capital of Japan. About 205 countries are participating in the Tokyo
Olympics. We are going to tell you an interesting fact here. Players of all
ages from all over the world participate in the Olympics, who is the youngest
athlete in this Olympics and who is the oldest athlete. So who are those
athletes?
Youngest Athlete
At
an age when children do not know this, they have to do and they learn their
lifestyle, at that age this athlete is representing her country in Tokyo
Olympics. 12-year-old Hand Jaza is the youngest athlete in this year's
Olympics. Jaza is representing Syria at the age of 12. Jaja is a 12-year-old
table tennis player. Jaja is busy making the name of her country proud at a
young age.
Hand Jaza Journey
The name of this young Syrian athlete came into the limelight when she defeated 42-year-old Marianna Shahqian of Lebanon, 31 years older than her, in the West Asia Qualifier tournament held in Jordan. And only then did world number 155 Jaja qualify for the Olympics at the age of 11 in February last year.
Cocona Hiraki
Japan 12-year-old Kokona Hiraki is also participating in the Tokyo Olympics. She will be the youngest player from Japan to participate in the Olympic Games. Hiraki is a skateboard player. If she manages to win a medal in the skateboard event at the Olympic Games, she will also become the youngest player to win a medal at the Olympic Games since 1936.
Oldest Athlete
The
oldest athlete competing in the Tokyo Olympics is 66-year-old equestrian Mary
Hena from Australia. This will be the seventh Olympics of his career. With
this, she will become the second oldest female player in Australian Olympic
history.
Britain's Lorna Johnstone holds the record for being the oldest female player to participate in Olympic history. When he participated in the Munich Olympics in 1972, he was 70 years old.
Andrew Hoy
The
second oldest player is also representing Australia in the Tokyo Olympics
Andrew Hoy is 62-year-old Australian equestrian. This is Hoy's eighth Olympics.
Andrew Hoy has also won three gold medals in the Olympics.
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