Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal who won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, arrives at the Guarulhos International Airport, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s youngest Olympic medallist, Rayssa Leal, arrived home on Wednesday to find a lawyer she did not know had trademarked her nickname because she was worried unscrupulous business people might take advantage of the 13-year-old skateboarder.
Flavia Penido said she applied to register the ‘Little Fairy’ nickname given to Leal, who won a silver medal in Tokyo in the street category.
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