Rivals seem to have overtaken stagnant Malaysia in diving

One to watch: Even Japan’s 14-year-old Rikuto Tamai qualified for the Olympics in the 10m platform individual event while none of Malaysia’s men qualified. ­— AFP

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are heading into troubled waters ahead of the next Asian Games in Hang–zhou if the performance of South Korean and Japanese divers are of any indication at the just concluded World Cup in Tokyo.

Forget about beating hosts China in their own backyard in 2022 as Malaysia may even find it hard to fight for the lesser medals judging from the way things are going.