Considered one of the country's brightest talents, Dilana was part of the team that took silver in the 2012 Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China.

The 17-year-old plays for her home club, the Guangdong Dolphins, where she is arguably one of the team's strongest assets at centre court.

China come into the Games as defending 3x3 basketball champions, having won the inaugural competition in Singapore four years ago.

They also took gold at the Asian Youth Games here last year and will be tipped to secure top honours at this event.

The Games officially get underway tomorrow with the highly anticipated Opening Ceremony.

The 3x3 basketball competition is due to begin on Monday (August 18) with gold medals set to be decided on the final day of competition, August 26.

The sport will be played at the Wutaishan Basketball Venue, where the tennis courts have been temporarily renovated to allow for a basketball court to take shape.

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