Visa delay cost divers' preparation for World Championships


Pandelala Rinong (left) and Cheong Jun Hoong in action during the Fina Grand Prix at National Aquatic centre in Bukit Jalil October last year. Malaysian divers will have to wait a little longer before they could train in China due to visa delay.

PETALING JAYA: The national divers’ preparation for the World Championships in China has been hampered by a visa delay.

The 15-member elite squad were supposed to leave for China on a 50-day training stint last Thursday but the trip has been delayed by two weeks.

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