A first poor dive ended Pandelela's medal hopes in final


It's over. National diving queen Pandelela Rinong challenge ended without a medal in Tokyo. - Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Pandelela Rinong's hopes of winning a medal in third straight Olympics ended after a first dive disaster in the women's individual 10m platform final.

The 28-year-old scored a poor 18.00 points and never recovered after that as she eventually finished last among the 12 finalists at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday.

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