Equestrian

How do you picture yourself aged 61? Standing on Copacabana beach, wearing the colours of your nation to the backdrop of the famous, blue-hazed mountains of Rio de Janeiro and about to take part in your fifth Olympic Summer Games?
How about, aged 66, having your face displayed on one

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 04:  Mary Hanna, Australian Equestrian Dressage competitor and the oldest member of the Australian poses with Aislin Jones, Australian Shooter and the youngest member of the Australian Olympic Team on Ipanema Beach on August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Mary Hanna Australia equestrian

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Simone

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Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Mary HANNA

Mary

What, exactly, were you up to at the age of 13?
Probably not competing at the Olympics - or for that matter - winning gold, which is what 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder NISHIYA Momiji did on Monday (26 July) in the women's street event, as the sport made its Olympic debut

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan celebrates during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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