KUCHING, Oct 2: Sarawakian diving queen Dato Pandelela Rinong Pamg and her partner Nur Dhabitah Sabri won a bronze medal in the women’s 10m synchronised platform at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Saturday (Sept 30).
The duo posted a five-dive total of 266.94 points, securing third place out of five competing nations.
The champion was China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, who scored 375.30 points to achieve the gold medal, while Japan’s Matsuri Arai and Minami Itahashi bagged silver with 290.04 points.
Nevertheless, Pandelela took to her Instagram yesterday (Oct 1) to share their happiness on finishing with a bronze.
“(I am) Very thankful to my partner (Dhabitah) for fighting hard with me till the end. This bronze medal truly humbled me, as it’s never getting easier to dive up on the platform.
“I’m personally relieved to be able to win the bronze medal again in this Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 after pulling out from the event in Palembang Asian Games 2018 due to injury.
“I also want to thank all of your prayers and well wishes. They made us feel lucky today,” she wrote. — DayakDaily
