Thai 12-year-old fulfills Olympic skateboarding dream
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 gymnasts in Paris. Feeling “pressured and pressured” in the event — the last chance to qualify — Vareraya failed to make the final round and headed into doping control thinking her hopes had been dashed. “While I was waiting for the result of my tests, my mom texted me: ‘Shh,


