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...