The Olympic podium after the ladies' skateboard competition in the branch street is probably the youngest Olympic Games to have seen.

It consisted of two 13-year-olds and a 16-year-old.

In the branch park, a twelve-year-old took the Olympic silver and British skateboard star Sky Brown, 13, bronze.

It was expected that skateboarding, which is a new Olympic sport, would reduce the average age in Tokyo.

But also in other sports, the games have had young participants on the women's side.

Twelve-year-old Hend Zaza from Syria took part in table tennis and 14-year-old Chinese Quan Hongchan took gold in swimming after a flawless display from the ten-meter failure.

"The Olympics are a giant market"

- If we talk skateboarding, it is about young girls who are extremely skilled at skating, in a culture that is fairly male-dominated.

There is a force in that and they can inspire many, says Malin Träff who is responsible for children and youth sports at the Swedish Sports Confederation (RF).

But she then adds:

- I also think there is a downside.

And that's the adults' view of these super talents.

Adults tend to want to identify these talents early and this can lead to the creation of sports activities that benefit short-term results, rather than investing in long-term and successful sports development.

- In practice, this can mean, for example, having to top the team before a match, or early selection and specialization.

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Kokona Hiraki (left) and Sky Brown (right) are the youngest Olympic medalists since 1936. Photo: Mike Blake / Reuters

Now we see these successes in the Olympics and especially in skateboarding, but do you think that it will also have effects in general and in Swedish sports?

- Yes, I think that it creates an effect that adults and children who watch the Olympics are inspired to include this in their own sports everyday life.

We must also not forget that the Olympics is a giant market that is about big money, where children and young sports talents become almost like a commodity, says Malin Träff.

The brains are not fully developed

Göran Kenttä is responsible for sports psychology at RF and points out that the most important thing when it comes to young talents of this kind is which people are around them as resource persons.

Everything from leaders to parents and friends.

- It is special to get so much attention at such a young age. But the thing to remember is that their brains are not fully developed and they are not miniatures of young adults. Then it becomes very important that there are good talented people around them who make sure that they do not drown in expectations or high demands, because otherwise it can be very difficult.