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26 Literal Children Who Are Competing In The Olympics That Will Make You Feel Old And Lazy

So young and so talented.

1. Kokona Hiraki is a skater from Japan. She's 12.

Kokona Hiraki looks on during the Women's Park Semifinal at the Dew Tour on May 21, 2021 in Iowa

2. Hend Zaza is a table tennis player from Syria. She's 12.

Hend Zaza going for a shot during Olympic competition

3. Claire Curzan is a swimmer for Team USA. She's 16.

4. Sky Brown is a skater from Great Britain. She's 13.

5. Summer McIntosh is a Canadian swimmer. She's 14.

Summer looking on with surprise at the end of a race

6. Katie Grimes is a swimmer on Team USA. She's 15.

Katie Grimes reacts during the Women's 800m freestyle medal ceremony during Day Seven of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials

7. Nishiya Momiji is a skater on Team Japan. She's 13.

8. Lydia Jacoby is a swimmer for the USA. She's 17.

Lydia walking after a race

9. Quan Hongchan is a diver on team China. She's 14.

Quan Hongchan airborne as she competes in the Women's 10m Platform

10. Colin Duffy is a climber on Team USA. He's 17.

11. Ahmed Hafnaoui is a swimmer from Tunisia. He's 18.

12. Jessica Guo is a fencer on Team Canada. She's 16.

Jessica Zi Jia Guo of Canada smiles as she poses with her medal in 2019

13. David Popovici is a swimmer from Romania. He's 16.

14. Evy Leibfarth does slalom canoe on Team USA. She's 17.

15. Chen Yuxi is a diver from China. She's 15.

Chen Yuxi poses with a medal

16. Erriyon Knighton is a track runner on Team USA. He's 17.

Erriyon Knighton reacts after placing third in the Men's 200 Meter Final during day ten of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials

17. Brighton Zeuner is a skater from Team USA. She's 16.

Brighton sitting on her skateboard during a competition

18. Tomokazu Harimoto is a table tennis player from Japan. He's 18.

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto competes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

19. Rosalie Boissoneault is an artistic swimmer from Canada. She's 18.

20. Sheng Lihao is an air rifle shooter on team China. He's 16.

Sheng Lihao waving as he stands next to his air rifle

21. Phoebe Bacon is a swimmer for the USA. She's 18.

Phoebe in the pool

22. Adriana Cerezo Iglesias does taekwondo for Spain. She's 17.

Adriana raises her arms in celebration after a match

23. Anastasia Gorbenko is a swimmer from Israel. She's 17.

24. Zhang Jiaqi is a diver from China. She's 17.

25. Chaehyun Seo is a climber from South Korea. She's 17.

26. Rayssa Leal is a skater from Brazil. She's 13.

In conclusion: I am a lazy, old, good-for-nothing geriatric millenial. These teens are my heroes.