Five years after first stepping on a skateboard, Vareeraya Sukasem, nicknamed “ST,” will address Thailand at the Olympics at the period of only 12. She got her place in emotional design at a passing occasion in Budapest last month, making her quite possibly one of the most youthful competitors going to Paris.
Feeling huge tension before the occasion, Vareeraya at first thought her Olympic dreams were run subsequent to neglecting to progress to the last round. In any case, she got the upbeat news while sitting tight for doping test results that she had without a doubt qualified.
Positioned eighteenth out of 22 qualifiers for the ladies’ road skating occasion, Vareeraya will contend at Put de la Concorde in Paris on July 28. Skating, which appeared at the Tokyo Olympics, highlights occasions in park and road styles, where skaters are made a decision about in light of the level and trouble of their stunts.
Vareeraya’s process started at age seven when her mom, Tulraya Chantawong, took her to a skate park close to their home in Bangkok. At first hesitant, Vareeraya before long became enthusiastic about skating under the mentorship of more seasoned skaters and her mom, a previous hopeful on The Voice Thailand.
In spite of confronting wounds that sidelined her for quite a long time at a time, particularly during the pandemic, Vareeraya continued on in refining her abilities. She found motivation from global skaters during contests abroad, particularly in nations like Indonesia.
Her skating icon is England’s Sky Brown, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020 and will contend in the future in Paris, however in the recreation area occasion as opposed to the road. Vareeraya’s discipline includes exploring a straight course with metropolitan highlights like steps and handrails.
Looking forward, Vareeraya expects to complete in the main 10 at her Olympic presentation and put forth more significant standards for future Olympics, directed by the help of the Thailand Outrageous Games Affiliation. Her cooperation highlights the potential for youthful Thai skateboarders to succeed on the worldwide stage.
Japanese skaters are supposed to have areas of strength for being in Paris, as they ruled the platform at the Tokyo Olympics with four out of six decorations in the ladies’ occasions.
