By Mike Staniforth, Press Association Olympics Correspondent
Published: 23:43 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 23:44 BST, 14 April 2019
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10-year-old Sky Brown took her first significant step towards becoming Britain's youngest summer Olympian by winning the gold medal at the National Skateboarding Championships in Salford.
Brown, whose win will earn her qualifying points towards reaching the Games in Tokyo next year, proved a cut above her domestic competitors as she scored 308 points over two runs in the women's park competition.
'I am really excited to have won the event,' Brown told Press Association Sport. 'I was feeling a bit nervous out there because it was the first time I have competed here.'
10-year-old Sky Brown has taken a step towards becoming Britain's youngest Olympian by winning a gold medal at the National Skateboarding Championships
With and English father and Japanese mother Sky could have sought to compete for the host nation but decided to try to qualify for Team GB instead
Inevitably
