Dad: Now’s the time to give diving champ the right push

Going for gold: Tze Liang (left) sharing his joy with Hong Cherng and mother Soon Chwee Lan.

GEORGE TOWN: Realising that a sportsman’s career is short, the family of reigning Commonwealth Games 3m springboard diving champion Ooi Tze Liang ensures that they give him the support he deserves.

His father Hong Cherng, 60, said Tze Liang is a full-time diver and trains almost 10 hours a day.