Today’s guest is the youngest athlete I’ve had on the podcast. At just 8 years-old Zarah Ann Gladys was also the youngest competitor at the World Skateboarding Tour 2024 from Arada, which took place earlier this year in Dubai.
The event, which covered both park and street skateboarding disciplines, saw skateboarders from all over the world compete to improve their Olympic World Skate Ranking ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. It was here that I caught up with Zarah - who is India’s highest ranked female skateboarder in the park discipline of the sport, as well as her mom Annie - and her little sister Karen.
In my chat with both Zarah and her mum I learned about the young athlete’s intrinsic motivation for the sport, her very wise philosophy and approach to training and how her family, friends and school are enabling Zarah’s talent to flourish.
🛹 To find Zarah online: @zarah_skater
🛹 To check out the AlJada Skateboard: @aljadaskatepark
🛹 To read more about Zarah from Olympics.com, click HERE
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