She's already a high achieving student and musician and Sydney-based Katherine Wang is well on her way to achieving her dream of representing Australia at the Olympics.
Ms Wang, 16, become Australia's number one ranked junior fencer in 2017 - she took out the under-15 National Epee title last year and has also performed well in competitions abroad.
Born to Chinese parents, Ms Wang is keeping in touch with her Asian roots as she pursues her sporting career.
Once a year she attends a top fencing academy with her coach in Shanghai - Simon Jin.
Mental game important
Ms Wang said physical ability wasn't the only skill fencers needed to succeed in the sport.
"What really makes or breaks your game is your mental game," she told SBS News.
She recently became one of ten junior athletes to be awarded a New South Wales Olympic sports grant.
The $1500 will be used to help her to play against other top fencers who live far away.
"It's a relatively small sport, so most of the higher level fencers that I compete with... we all live very far away from each other," she said.
According to the Australian Olympic Committee, Australia has not won a fencing medal at the Olympics.
The men's epee team placed eighth in 2000 in Sydney.
Mum's sacrifice to see children succeed
Ms Wang's mother Shao Hua raised her and her brother, Ya, single-handed.
She told SBS News that her daughter didn't need to be pushed when it came to being a high-achiever.
"As long as she achieves her best, as long as she's happy, I'm happy. I'm not like the usual Asian mum pushing all the way."
Ms Wang's mother was pleased her daughter's fencing journey had allowed her to become better connected with her Chinese heritage.
Her ability to speak Mandarin has helped immensely on her training trips to China.
Her coach, who is also Chinese, is able to pass on his extensive knowledge of fencing in his native tongue - something Ms Wang says is an advantage to her.
"It gives him a broader avenue of things to say to me," she said.
While her family are settled in Sydney, Ms Wang says she's ready for her international fencing career to take off.
She plans to spend much more time abroad when she graduates high school.
