Lee is ready to pair up with Lela at worlds after SEA meet success


Splashing diva: Diver Lee Yiat Qing (second from left) on the podium with her teammate Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi after winning the girls’ 16-18 platform event in the SEA Championships in Singapore.

PETALING JAYA: Young Malaysian diver Lee Yiat Qing can look forward to her first World Championships with plenty of optimism after splashing to her first gold medal in the South-East Asia (SEA) Championships in Singapore.

The 17-year-old Yiat Qing held off a strong challenge from her Bukit Jalil Sports School teammate Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi to win the girls’ 16-18 platform event with a total of 338.15 points.

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