Ken Nee rues Asiad fourth-place finish by divers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aquatics (MAS) diving technical director Yeoh Ken Nee rued Pandelela Rinong and Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar Raj’s missed bronze medal after they finished fourth in the women’s 10m platform synchro at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday.
Malaysia Aquatics diving technical director Yeoh Ken Nee expressed disappointment over Malaysia's fourth-place finish in the women's 10m platform synchro diving at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Pandelela Rinong and Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar Raj missed out on a bronze medal, finishing with a score of 247.29, just 29.61 points behind South Korea's Kim Na Hyun-Moon and Na Yun.
The Malaysian pair needed a strong final dive to clinch the bronze, but Pandelela put on a poor performance in the last dive. China's Chen Yu Xi- Lu Wei emerged victorious with a score of 347.82, while North Korea's Jo Jin Mi-Jim Mi Rae secured silver with 317.64. Ken Nee noted that Pandelela was not at her best, which impacted her scores, but commended Nur Eilisha's performance in her Asian Games debut.
Despite a rough start, both divers gave their best efforts. Pandelela, a two-time Olympic medallist, previously won bronze and silver in the event, while Nur Eilisha also earned silver at Guangzhou 2010 and bronze at Incheon 2014.
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