From a skateboard prodigy to China's youngest Olympian: Zheng's journey

by Cao Ying, Wang Haoming and Zhao Ziyu

GUANGZHOU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Haohao has already made history before her Olympic debut in Paris. The 11-year-old skateboarder from Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, is the youngest Chinese athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.

She secured a spot in the women's park skateboarding event during the Olympic Qualification Series held in Shanghai and Bu