Sky Brown, 13, becomes Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist with skateboard bronze

• Teenager makes history as Sakura Yosozumi claims gold
• Hiraki Kokona, aged 12, wins silver in Japanese one-two

Sky Brown has been crowned Great Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist after claiming bronze in the women’s skateboard park event at the Ariake Urban Arena in Tokyo.

After falling in her first two runs of the final, the 13-year-old nailed her last attempt with a score of 56.47 to finish behind Japanese pair Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki.

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