PARIS : Age is nothing but a number for Britain's 50-year-old skater Andy Macdonald, who will compete in his first Olympics at Paris' Place de la Concorde after nearly four decades in the sport.Macdonald turns 51 next week and will compete in the men's event on Aug.
FILE PHOTO: Skateboarder Andy Macdonald performs at the SKB Mini-Mega final during the World Extreme Games in Shanghai May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoPARIS : Age is nothing but a number for Britain's 50-year-old skater Andy Macdonald, who will compete in his first Olympics at Paris' Place de la Concorde after nearly four decades in the sport.
"Everyone asks about my age, it's generally the mainstream media that is like, 'Woah, you're this crazy 51-year-old at the skate park!'" he said. Born only a decade after the first organised skateboarding competition in 1963, Macdonald took up the sport when he was 12 and sees it as the great unifier between the generations, having watched some of today's toughest competitors since they were novices.
While his age has proven no barrier to fitting in, his American accent and sensibilities stand out on the British team - though he insists he can hold his own.
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