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Name Ngai Ho-wing School Stewards Pooi Tun Secondary School Grade Form Two Sport Diving

Achievements Ho-wing, 13, represented Hong Kong at the Asian Age Group Diving Championships in Japan last year.

She also partnered Wong Hei-tung in the women's three-metre springboard synchronised diving event at the 2009 Hong Kong Diving Invitational Championships, which was a warm-up for the Hong Kong East Asian Games.

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This year, Ho-wing won three gold medals - in the one-metre, three-metre and five-metre platform events - at the first Singapore Diving Invitational. She also clinched a gold medal with Sharon Chan at the Hong Kong Open Diving Championships 2010 last month.

Soundbite 'I took swimming and diving courses when I was in primary school. I decided to focus on diving when I was 10 years old and I made good progress with my coach's assistance,' Ho-wing says. 'I gained experience by participating in local competitions. At the age of 12, I made my first appearance at an international event.

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'In this year's Singapore Diving Invitational, I thought I was going to compete in an indoor pool but it turned out to be an outdoor venue. I had no experience of competing outdoors. The bright sunlight made it very difficult, but once I got used to the environment I performed okay. It was a pleasant surprise to win three gold medals in two days.

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