A DISASTROUS fourth dive ended Leong Mun Yee and Pandelela Rinong's Olympic dream in the women's 10-metre platform synchronised at the World Aquatic Championships in Shanghai yesterday.
Mun Yee-Pandelela were fifth after three dives but a poor 50.60 points in their fourth attempt saw them drop to ninth. They eventually finished sixth with a combined total of 305.74 points.
"We could not control our rotation and thus did not make a clean entry in our fourth dive," said Pandelela via e-mail yesterday.
Pandelela said she had competed with a sore back.
"It affected my performance slightly. I could have done better if I was fully fit. We are both disappointed but we need to put this behind us for our remaining events," she added.
China's Wang Hoa-Chen Ruolin won the event with a 362.58 total ahead of Australia's Alexandra Croak-Melissa Wu (325.92) and Germany's Christin Steuer-Nora Subschinski (316.29).
Pandelela and Traisy Vivien will both continue Malaysia's quest of an early Olympic berth in the women's 10m platform tomorrow.
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