Rekindling the fire


  • Diving
  • Tuesday, 16 Jul 2019

Good outing: Malaysia’s Leong Mun Yee (right) and Pandelela Rinong in action during the women’s 10m platform synchro at the World Championships in Gwangju on Sunday. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: Veteran diver Leong Mun Yee’s hopes of making her fifth Olympic Games appearance in Tokyo next year has been reignited.

The out-of-favour 34-year-old proved that she is still relevant when she reunited with Pandelela Rinong to claim their career-best silver medal in the 10m platform synchro at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sunday.

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