PETALING JAYA: Pandelela Rinong did not achieve her objective to secure a third medal from the FINA Diving World Series, which concluded in Guanajuato, Mexico, on Saturday.
But the 18-year-old is not losing sleep over it and is determined to come back with a stronger performance at the world championships in Shanghai from July 16-24.
Pandelela finished fourth with partner Leong Mun Yee in the women’s synchronised 10m synchronised final on 303.36 points behind Australia’s Alexandra Croak-Melissa Wu (323.22).
China’s reigning world champions Chen Ruolin-Wang Hao took gold on 353.70 ahead of Canadians Meaghan Benfeito-Roseline Filion, who amassed 327.45.
So close: Pandelela Rinong finished fourth with Leong Mun Yee in the women’s 10m synchronised final in Mexico.
In the individual event, Pandelela made the top six final but did not improve on her position after messing up the second dive.
But two silver medals and a perfect record of reaching the individual final in all four legs of the series are breakthroughs again for Malaysian diving.
Malaysia’s best-ever achievement on the world stage was when Pandelela-Mun Yee grabbed a bronze in the synchronised 10m platform event at the last world championships in Rome two years ago.
But it is the individual 10m platform that Pandelela is aiming to shine this time.
“There is no competition after this as I want to work on improving my difficulties to get ready for the world championships,” said Padelela, who became Malaysia’s first gold medallist in Commonwealth Games diving in New Delhi last year.
“The world championships will be my biggest goal. A medal is possible if I can make cleaner entries.
“I also want to qualify early for the Olympics on merit but this should not be a problem if I am consistent in my dives.”
She added that she was satisfied with her performances in the world series as she did not raise the difficulties.
“China are ahead of the rest but we can consider ourselves competitive against the Australians and Canadians, Americans and Russians,” she said.
Pandelela’s intention to do well in the individual discipline is not wishful thinking.
She made the world stand up and take notice in her debut appearance at the world championships with a fifth-place finish in the individual 10m platform.
And she can take heart in the fact that the Chinese divers are beatable when it comes to the high board.
Mexico’s Paola Espinosa denied Ruolin from adding the world title to her collection in Rome while British diver Thomas Daley won the men’s competition.
But the 18-year-old is not losing sleep over it and is determined to come back with a stronger performance at the world championships in Shanghai from July 16-24.
Pandelela finished fourth with partner Leong Mun Yee in the women’s synchronised 10m synchronised final on 303.36 points behind Australia’s Alexandra Croak-Melissa Wu (323.22).
China’s reigning world champions Chen Ruolin-Wang Hao took gold on 353.70 ahead of Canadians Meaghan Benfeito-Roseline Filion, who amassed 327.45.
So close: Pandelela Rinong finished fourth with Leong Mun Yee in the women’s 10m synchronised final in Mexico.
In the individual event, Pandelela made the top six final but did not improve on her position after messing up the second dive.
But two silver medals and a perfect record of reaching the individual final in all four legs of the series are breakthroughs again for Malaysian diving.
Malaysia’s best-ever achievement on the world stage was when Pandelela-Mun Yee grabbed a bronze in the synchronised 10m platform event at the last world championships in Rome two years ago.
But it is the individual 10m platform that Pandelela is aiming to shine this time.
“There is no competition after this as I want to work on improving my difficulties to get ready for the world championships,” said Padelela, who became Malaysia’s first gold medallist in Commonwealth Games diving in New Delhi last year.
“The world championships will be my biggest goal. A medal is possible if I can make cleaner entries.
“I also want to qualify early for the Olympics on merit but this should not be a problem if I am consistent in my dives.”
She added that she was satisfied with her performances in the world series as she did not raise the difficulties.
“China are ahead of the rest but we can consider ourselves competitive against the Australians and Canadians, Americans and Russians,” she said.
Pandelela’s intention to do well in the individual discipline is not wishful thinking.
She made the world stand up and take notice in her debut appearance at the world championships with a fifth-place finish in the individual 10m platform.
And she can take heart in the fact that the Chinese divers are beatable when it comes to the high board.
Mexico’s Paola Espinosa denied Ruolin from adding the world title to her collection in Rome while British diver Thomas Daley won the men’s competition.
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