Tokyo's youngest Olympian is 12 years old

Hend Zaza (12) from Syria is the youngest athlete competing in the Tokyo Olympics. She is also the youngest Olympian, having competed since she was 11 years old. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, Beatrice Hustiu participated in figure skating.

Zaza's presence in the Tokyo Olympics represents a victory for the sport of table tennis in Syria, as she is the first player from the country to qualify for the Games. At barely 11 years old, she qualified for the Olympics by winning the West Asia qualifying tournament last year.

Source: Foreign Media