{"id":2614,"date":"2021-05-10T22:35:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbna.org.my\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2021-05-13T12:55:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:55:40","slug":"pandelela-wins-malaysias-first-ever-diving-world-cup-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbna.org.my\/?p=2614","title":{"rendered":"Pandelela wins Malaysia’s first-ever Diving World Cup gold medal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to our Bidayuh diver Ms. Pandelela Rinong on her gold medal! \"\ud83c\udfc5\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandelela Rinong with her gold medal after winning the women’s 10m platform final at the Diving World Cup in Tokyo. EPA PIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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KUALA LUMPUR: Pandelela Rinong has etched her name into the history books by clinching Malaysia’s first-ever gold medal in the Diving World Cup.<\/p>\n

The two-time Olympic medallist showed strong character and composure to beat her rivals with a 355.70 total to win the women’s 10m platform individual event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre today.<\/p>\n

In the absence of China, Australia and North Korean divers, the opportunity was there for the 28-year-old to grab a first-ever podium win in diving.<\/p>\n

And she didn’t disappoint as she finally put a smile on the faces of the Malaysian camp after a past few days of mediocre results.<\/p>\n

Japan’s Matsuri Arai finished strongly with 342.00 for the silver, while Canada’s Caeli McKay snatched bronze with a huge effort in her last dive for a 338.55 total.<\/p>\n

The day, however, belonged to Pandelela, a bronze medallist in the 2018 edition, who had earlier qualified from the semi-final in third spot with a score of 333.00.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it was not the best ending for former world champion Cheong Jun Hoong who fell terribly short in the bid to qualify for the final.<\/p>\n

The Perak-born, competing in her first competition since undergoing knee surgery in 2018, had qualified for the semi-final as the top-ranked diver.<\/p>\n

But everything went wrong for the 31-year-old as she garnered only 237.35 points to finish 18th.<\/p>\n

It is still a commendable effort for Jun Hoong who has already achieved her goal of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in July.<\/p>\n

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