'They show that age alone is not an insurmountable barrier to excellence in physical activities.'
These Olympians also lend the games some experience and maturity, especially in team sports, said Sandra Hunter, a professor of exercise science and director of the Human and Athletic Performance Research Center at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“These older athletes can help mentor the younger ones, particularly with all the mental and psychological challenges that we’ve seen,” she said. “They bring a level of maturity to the teams and surrounding athletes that allow the younger athletes to learn.”Below, we spotlight 10 older Olympians who are giving it their all at the Tokyo Summer Games.At 66, Australian equestrian dressage competitor Mary Hanna is the, after U.K. equestrian Lorna Johnstone, who was 70 at the 1972 Games.
Hanna, pictured here at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games with Team Australia's Aislin Jones, already has sights set on the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “It's only three years away,” she said after competing in dressage qualifiers in Tokyo. “Unless my body really breaks down, I'm certainly aiming for Paris."become the country's oldest Olympic medalistTokyo was Hoy's eighth Games appearance and if he has his way, he'll compete in the the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.."Big incentive to get there. We will wait and see. Vassily [my horse] is going really well.
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