As a 15-year-old swimmer at the Sydney Olympic Games, Leisel Jones remembers being overwhelmed by the athletes’ village and “scared the whole time”. So she is delighted to see that chaperones will accompany the new wave of young teenagers who will compete for Australia at the Paris Games.
Australia’s 460-member Paris team features three athletes aged under 16, all skateboarders, and seven others who are under 18. This is the first time since the 2000 Sydney Games that the Australian team has included such young athletes.
