14-year-old Hongchan set to be new queen in diving


Young and dangerous: China divers (from left) Zhang Jiaqi, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi will be competing in their first Olympics.

PETALING JAYA: It was in Barcelona in 1992 when platform diver Fu Mingxia stunned the sporting world by becoming the youngest ever Olympics champion for China at the age of 13.

And almost three decades later, China look set to unleash another teen wonder at the Tokyo Olympics in 14-year-old Quan Hongchan from Zhangjiang.

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