Last chance for Jun Hoong to qualify for Rio Olympics


Malaysia's diver Cheong Jun Hoong posed with her bronze medal after finished with total of 327.10 points during the women's 3m springboard final at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Centre on Friday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. October 3, 2014.

PETALING JAYA: Diver Cheong Jun Hoong can’t imagine herself not being at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.

The 25-year-old has one chance left to get her act right if she wants to compete in her second Games. That will be at the FINA Diving World Cup in Rio – the final Olympic qualifying event - from Feb 19-24.

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