Vareeraya Sukasem (Thai: วารีรยา สุขเกษม) is a goofy-stance Thai skateboarder. She became the first Thai skateboarder to compete in the Olympics Games.[1] She is also one of the youngest athletes in the 2024 Olympics.[2] Sukasem also participated in the World Championship 2023 in Tokyo and Pro Tour 2024 in Dubai.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | วารีรยา สุขเกษม |
| Nickname | ST |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Born | 23 October 2011 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Event | Street |
2024 Summer Olympics
editSukasem became the first Thai ever to compete in skateboarding at the Summer Olympics in 2024, as well as the youngest Thai woman who has competed in skateboarding.[citation needed] She finished 17th placed in the preliminary round with 200.75 pts.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Player's biography". PPTV. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/skateboarding-makes-2nd-showing-olympics-young-stars/story?id=112248261#:~:text=Thai%20phenom%20makes%20debut,street%20in%20Budapest%20last%20month.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/vareeraya-sukasem_1931243
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/skateboarding/women-s-street/qual--------