Olivia set to make it to Youth Olympics


Olivia Tai Qing Tong performing during the clubs event on the second day of the 13th Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships. She looks set to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games after placing joint third in ball, hoops, clubs and ribbon.

KUALA LUMPUR: Olivia Tai Qing Tong looks set to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing in August after she finished a creditable joint third in the four apparatus of the 13th Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

The Form Three student of SM Convent Bukit Nanas and Uzbekistan’s Nilufar Shomuradova accumulated 42.150 points to finish joint third in ball, hoop, clubs and ribbon on Saturday.

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