Happy duo: Canada’s Jennifer Abel (right) and Melissa Citrini Beaulieu won the silver in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard event at the World Cup in Tokyo. — AP
PETALING JAYA: It’s thumbs up to Tokyo for successfully hosting the Diving World Cup under strict Covid-19 counter measures.
Only one Covid-19 positive case out of 438 participants, including athletes, coaches and team officials, was found and it led to the governing body FINA calling it a successful model for other international tournament organisers to follow.
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