Tokyo Olympics: 14-year-old diver Quan Hongchan is China’s youngest athlete


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There will be 431 Chinese athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games , its largest ever overseas contingent, and the youngest will be 14-year-old diver Quan Hongchan. The Zhanjiang, Guangdong native is seen as a medal hope for a country which has long dominated the sport. State news agency Xinhua said China expects to win golds in diving, as well as table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, weightlifting and shooting. Quan and 15-year-old Chen Yuxi will compete in the women’s 10-metre platform. Of the 10 divers picked for Tokyo, Quan is the only one who has not been a world champion. The...