{"id":6560,"date":"2024-11-29T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T05:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/?post_type=article&p=6560"},"modified":"2024-11-29T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T05:48:57","slug":"the-future-has-arrived-young-olympians","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/article\/the-future-has-arrived-young-olympians\/","title":{"rendered":"The future has arrived: young Olympians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many young citizens have taken place in the Olympics over many years, getting more and more successful each Olympic games, leading their countries to success. This success is predicted to skyrocket into the future as they grow older and grow in talent in their sports, of course with the help of their coaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Olympians have shared many successes from the recent Olympics, proving that their hard work and dedication is vital to these wins. For example, Arisa Trew, young Australian skateboarder won gold at only 14 years old, after years of training and work. She stated in my interview that she has been skating since she was 8, and with a lot of passion she just flew through the years and ended up where she is now. \u2018I look up to skaters like Poppy Starr and my friends at the park,\u2019 she mentioned. \u2018Watching them try new tricks really pushes me to step up my game.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than the Olympics Arisa has also mentioned that \u2018the X Games was a massive deal for me\u2019. She competed in the X Games on September 22, 2024. I\u2019m sure this doesn\u2019t compare to winning gold though as she said how it was just \u2018mind blowing\u2019 and \u2018the best feeling ever!\u2019 She also shared a great piece of advice for other young skaters: \u2018Just have fun and be yourself! Don\u2019t stress too much about pressure or what others expect. Progress takes time, so enjoy the ride and celebrate your wins, no matter how small. Every little step counts!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arisa Trew with her gold medal from the Paris 2024 Games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although these achievements are great, let\u2019s talk about the mental state of these wins. After the Olympics some athletes go through stages of depression and negative self-worth as they feel their trainings are now leading them nowhere. To stop this depression, they usually go out and about to more competitions and try their hardest to come out on top and start training again for the next Olympics. I can imagine that young athletes especially would be affected by this, considering their brains aren\u2019t fully developed and they would find it harder to motivate themselves again. A positive side may be that they don\u2019t experience these mental struggles, and their successes motivate them to be even better than before, helping them go further in their sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being serious about their sport can be very good for young Olympians, as physical activity is great for their brain development, as well as distracting them from negative thoughts and providing them with many opportunities. Having a passion at a young age influences them to have a strong mindset about their passion, helping them succeed and proving to them that hard work and dedication pays off. Physical activity releases chemicals like endorphins and serotonin that helps you feel happy. This will also benefit their mental health, especially when they are going through a hard time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Olympians typically range from ages 15\u201318, although there have been many other athletes younger than this. For example, the world\u2019s youngest Olympian, 10-year-old Dimitrios Loundras, who took bronze in gymnastics in 1896. Arisa Trew doesn\u2019t come far after this as she is now the youngest Australian Olympic medal holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude, young Olympians are amazing role models. They have so much hard work and dedication, proving that age doesn\u2019t matter when it comes to your passions. Unlike older Olympic champions, these athletes also must manage school, as well as training, giving them less time to work towards their goals. These Olympians have beat many athletes older and more experienced, and they ARE our Olympic future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lily M, Year 8<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many young citizens have taken place in the Olympics over many years, getting more and more successful each Olympic games, leading their countries to success. This success is predicted to skyrocket into the future as they grow older and grow in talent in their sports, of course with the help of their coaches.  Young Olympians […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[3],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6560","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-good-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=6560"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley-college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=6560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}