'Don't let anybody stop you, get out there and prove people wrong': 13-year-old bronze medalist Sky Brown on empowering a new generation of skateboarders
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When Sky Brown took her last run in the women's park skateboarding final at the Tokyo Olympics, she knew she had to step up.
Making mistakes in her first two runs, she went into her final attempt a few points behind Misugu Okamoto, needing to beat the 15-year-old Japanese skateboarder for third place. And that's exactly what 13-year-old Brown did: achieving a flawless final run complete with a kickflip indy to score 56.47 to take bronze -- making history as Great Britain's youngest-ever medal winner.More Related News
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