Sarawak scratch pair upset SEA Games champs to win Sukma diving gold
SHAH ALAM: Sarawak’s scratch pair Elvis Priestly Clement and Awang Sharzan Nasrin Awang Nasaruddin pulled off an upset victory to win the men’s 3m springboard synchro gold at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) today.
Shah Alam witnessed a remarkable upset as Sarawak's scratch pair, Elvis Priestly Clement and Awang Sharzan Nasrin Awang Nasaruddin, claimed the men's 3m springboard synchro gold at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma). The duo's total score of 333.90 eclipsed the SEA Games champions from the Federal Territories, Nurqayyum Nazmi Nazim-Yong Rui Jie, who secured silver with a score of 331.11.
Selangor's Ikmal Abror Ibrahim-Haris Mohd Rezal claimed the bronze medal with a score of 307.89. Awang was brought in as a late replacement for the injured Jared Aiden Harold. Despite limited training time together, Elvis expressed his team's delight with their performance. The pair emphasized their focus on their individual dives, not thinking about the other pairs during the final.
In the women's 10m platform individual event, Sarawak's Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar Raj claimed gold, Lee Yiat Qing of the Federal Territories took silver, and Cecelia Olivia Christopher Leoneil of Sarawak secured bronze.
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