Pressure mounts on Pandelela to win medal in Kazan


Malaysia's diver Pandelela Rinong finished at the 7th place with 309.35 points after competing in women's 10m platform final during the 17th Asian Games at the Munhak Park Tae-Hwan Aquatics Center on Thursday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. October 2, 2014.

PETALING JAYA: Rio Olympic Games-bound Pandelela Rinong has her back against the wall as she gets ready for the final leg of the Diving World Series in Kazan, Russia, this weekend.

The pressure is on the 23-year-old Sarawakian to claim a medal in the women’s 10m platform individual event in what will be her final competition before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.

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