The name printed on the back of Ruby Chan Ho-ting’s fencing jacket when she competed at the recent World Championships seemed entirely in keeping with holding the tournament in Hong Kong, it was the country code below that appeared out of place.Rather than the expected HKG, it was the NZL of New Zealand that was printed proudly between her shoulder blades – a fitting image for an athlete whose two homes had led to her being one of the few women foilists in her adopted country with a world ranking.Born on October 25, 2005, Chan grew up in Hong Kong before moving abroad with her family at the age of 14.She picked up fencing as a nine-year-old at the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School. Still, she did not become a more serious fencer until years later.“I started fencing in Hong Kong, and I fell in love with it instantly,” she said. “However, I did not spend much time invested in the sport until I arrived in New Zealand.“With less academic pressure, I was able to fence way more during my high school years.”