SEA Games outcome a stark wake-up call for diving


In sync: National men diver Yong Rui Jie and Nurqayyum Nazmi Mohd Nazim in action during the SEA Games recently.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

BANGKOK: Diving used to be a “safety deposit” sport for Malaysia, with Olympic-class athletes.

Not anymore. And the Thailand SEA Games served up a stark reminder of that.

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