Pandelela’s World Cup feat should not hide diving’s plunging standard


TAKE nothing away from national diver Pandelela Rinong as she has once again put Malaysia on the world sporting map.

Her success in winning the women’s 10m platform individual gold at the Diving World Cup in Tokyo on Wednesday is no doubt a big boost to the Sarawak-born diver ahead of her fourth Olympics campaign in two months time.

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