‘I made it’
BANGKOK
Five years after stepping on a skateboard for the first time, Vareeraya Sukasem will represent Thailand at the Olympics, aged just 12.
Vareeraya, known by her nickname “ST”, booked her place in dramatic fashion at a qualifying event in Budapest last month and will be one of the youngest athletes in Paris.
Feeling “pressured and stressed” going into the event — the last chance to qualify — Vareeraya failed to make the final round and headed to doping control thinking her hopes were dashed.
