Team GB star Sky Brown, 16, dislocates shoulder just days before going for Olympic skateboarding gold
SKY BROWN has dislocated her shoulder just days before she was set to compete for Olympic gold.
The Team GB star was set to compete at the Paris Olympics to try and better her bronze medal from Toyko in 2021.
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However, it has been confirmed that she dislocated her shoulder on Sunday before flying to France.
Brown, 16, is now being looked after by Team GB’s medical team.
It is still hoped that she will be able to compete in the women’s Park skateboarding on August 6 and go for gold.
She was just 13 years old when she competed at the Tokyo Games.
This saw her become the youngest-ever athlete to represent Team GB.
She broke the 93-year record that was held by Margery Hinton in 1928 in doing so.
Brown is desperate to be able to represent Team GB in Paris and shared her excitement on social media just five days ago.
She shared a selection of pictures since 2021 to show her journey to this year’s event.
Brown captioned the post: “What a journey, I’m thankful for every moment along the way, everything and everyone and all the memories.
“Now for the fun part… LET GO PARIS 2024!!!!”
Fans have hailed her resilience and determination to compete on social media.
One posted: “Brown is one tough cookie.”
A second wrote: “Good luck Sky.”
A third commented: “A sad news. We want her to compete.”
A fourth said: “These athletes are monsters.
“What they do to themselves mentally and physically is so far beyond what we, ordinary mortals, can do to ourselves.”
Brown is one of three skateboarders who will compete for Team GB in Paris alongside Lola Tambling and Andy Macdonald.
What’s happening today at The Games?
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY…
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Water takes centre stage on Day 6 as Joe Clarke eyes canoe slalom kayak gold (4.30pm).
In the rowing, the women’s four should claim gold while the men’s four and women’s double sculls will know they can get on the podium, too (10.15am).
And after our men won the 4x200m freestyle relay, the women could add a medal in the pool tonight (8.48pm).
BRITS TO WATCH
Defending champ Beth Shriever and Tokyo silver medallist Kye Whyte begin their BMX racing event at the quarter-finals (from 7pm).
Bryony Pitman (9am), Penny Healey (4.14pm) and Alex Wise (5.05pm) are all in archery action.
Andy Murray’s swansong with Dan Evans continues – they face Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarter-finals (3.30pm).
And the golf starts today, meaning Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick will tee off for GB, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry flying the flag for Ireland (from 8am).
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
World No1 Scottie Scheffler leads an all-star USA golf team, though, alongside Open champ Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark.
French Open champ Iga Swiatek is the heavy favourite for the women’s tennis singles gold ahead of her semi-final before Carlos Alcaraz then Novak Djokovic go in the men’s quarters (from 11am).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
Volleyball is an ever-present throughout the Olympics, running from Day 1 all the way to Day 16, all of it in the catchy-named South Paris Arena 1.
Tokyo runners-up Brazil face Japan (12pm) and hosts France vs China (8pm) in the pick of the clashes.
STATS MAD
3:50 – Who doesn’t love a competitive brisk walk?
The athletics officially begins with the men’s and women’s 20km race walks today (6.30am and 8.20am).
The world record is a staggering 1:16.36 – that’s an average of 3m50s per km while WALKING.
Follow all the action as it unfolds with our Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE blog.
