When is Sky Brown in action at Paris Olympics? Date, start time and event as Team GB’s 16-year-old sensation eyes skateboarding gold

Sky Brown made Olympic history four years ago and now the 16-year-old is back to represent Team GB in Paris. 

Just 28 days after her 13th birthday, the teenage skateboard sensation became Britain’s youngest-ever medallist in Tokyo.

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Brown was already the youngest-ever athlete to represent Team GB, having broken Margery Hinton's 93-year-old record from 1928.

She then made more history by claiming Bronze in the Women’s Park Skateboarding and is now returning at this summer’s Olympics. 

Brown will compete alongside Andy Macdonald and Lola Tambling as they look to win themselves a medal.

Here, talkSPORT.com takes a look at when you can catch her in Paris…

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When is Sky Brown in action?

Brown will star at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, August 6. 

The Skateboarding events begin on Saturday, July 27, but the Street events are scheduled first, with the Park events following and that is when Brown will compete.

From 11:30am UK time on August 6, the preliminary rounds begin as each athlete will aim to secure a spot in the final. 

And if they do, they will appear in the final at 4:30pm on the same day. 

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Brown also tried to qualify for the Paris Olympics in Surfing, however, she failed to qualify and will now just focus on Skateboarding.

She suffered from an injury ahead of the Games and was forced to take a break from competing for a year, but now she’s fit and ready to compete. 

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Speaking to Olympics.com, Brown said: “I missed it so much!

“Not competing in skateboarding for over a year due to injuries and overlapping surf competitions. It’s definitely hard watching everyone skating and not being there.

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“But [I’m] so happy to be back and skating again – the competition feeling is back in me, it’s so good.”

You can follow coverage of Brown at the Paris Olympics live on talkSPORT this summer.

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