Sky Brown medal bid dealt blow after reported dislocated shoulder in training

The 16-year-old Tokyo bronze medallist is a strong Great Britain medal hope in the park skateboarding

Sky Brown became Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist at Tokyo 2020 (PA)

Sky Brown, Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist, could still feature at Paris 2024 despite reports the teenager dislocated her shoulder in training on Sunday.

According to the BBC, the incident happened the day before the 16-year-old travelled to the French capital and she was left nursing a full dislocation.

While the British Olympic Association said it was not in a position to comment, Brown posted a link to the BBC report on her Instagram stories, where she has also shown herself in full preparation mode.

Aged 13 days and 28 days, Brown clinched Olympic bronze in the in the women’s park skateboarding final in Tokyo three years ago to replace Sarah Hardcastle as Britain’s youngest summer Games medallist.

Brown is part of a three-strong GB team that also includes fellow teenager Lola Tambling and 50-year-old Andy Macdonald.

Brown has had a rocky past few months with injuries after sustaining an MCL tear in her knee, while she narrowly failed to qualify for surfing ahead of these Games.

Sky Brown secured bronze in Tokyo (PA Wire)

“Every injury I’ve had, I’ve come back stronger,” Brown told NBC after the knee injury.

“So this is just my time to really think about what I want to do next. It really puts a fire in my heart - it happens, it is part of life.”

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