Japanese teenager Ai Fukuhara will make her mark as the youngest woman to appear in the table tennis competition at the Athens Olympics.
In her big debut at the Games, however, she will face an uphill task to beat dominating Chinese players gearing up for a clean sweep of the medals in the women's singles.
Most remember "Ai-chan," as she is affectionately called, for her hysterical but lovable crying bouts on TV while playing as a toddler of no more than five.