Making a splash for diversity

Tall Jamaican diver Yona Knight-Wisdom hopes he has inspired others to break down barriers and banish stereotypes after becoming the first male diver from the Caribbean island to qualify for the Olympics.

The British-born university undergraduate stands 190 cm tall and weighs 90 kg, an uncharacteristically large frame for a sport dominated by diminutive Chinese athletes at the 2012 London Games.

The 20-year-old, whose father is Jamaican and mother from Barbados, hoped his personal best efforts in the individual 3-meter springboard at a World Cup test event in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend would open the sport up to all.