There is a song from the Hindi film 'Masoom' which came out years ago - Chota Bachcha Jaan Ke Humse Na Takrana Re…! A Japanese athlete has proved the line of this song true on the basis of her ability. She won the gold medal in the Paris Olympics just before her 14th birthday. We are talking about Japan's Koko Yoshizawa, who will celebrate her 14th birthday on 22 September 2024. But, before that she has become the Olympic champion in skateboarding. The players who won silver and bronze along with her are also just 15 and 16 years old.

Who won gold at the youngest age in Olympics?

Now, if you are thinking that Koko Yoshizawa is the youngest champion in Olympic history, then you are wrong. Because, this 88-year-old record has narrowly escaped being broken. The name of the youngest champion player in the history of Summer Olympics is Marjorie Gestring. This American athlete won gold in springboard diving at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At that time, she was just 13 years, 268 days old. Whereas, Japanese athlete Koko Yoshizawa won gold at the Paris Olympics at the age of 13 years, 341 days.

The age of those who won silver and bronze is also not much

Japan has also won the silver medal in the women's skateboard event at the Paris Olympics. It was won by 15-year-old Liz Akama. The bronze medal was won by 16-year-old Brazilian skateboarder Raisa Leal. Coco Yoshizawa scored 272.75 points to win the gold medal. Liz Akama finished second with 265.95 points. The Brazilian skateboarder scored 253.37.

Brazilian player lost silver

Brazilian female skateboarder Leal won a silver medal at Tokyo 2020. But, she had to settle for bronze in Paris. Earlier, men's skateboarding which was scheduled to be held on Saturday has been postponed till Monday.