NSTsports 'I thank Pandelela for offering an opportunity to her teammates to try and win the Olympic spot' Diving
However, two-time Olympic medallist Pandelela Rinong has done former world champion Cheong Jun Hoong a favour by deciding to withdraw from the women's platform individual event in Tokyo.Pandelela qualified for the Olympics in the event after finishing fifth at last year's World Championships in South Korea.
The trial, scheduled March 27, was supposed to pit Pandelela, Jun Hoong and Nur Dhabitah for the two available World Cup slots.The judges, seven in all from Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Europe, for the trial were unavailable to commit due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Asum secretaey Mae Chen said:"It's a problem for the judges as they will have to serve a two-week quarantine period after returning home.""I thank Pandelela for offering an opportunity to her teammates to try and win the Olympic spot," Mae added.For the record, Jun Hoong has not competed in tournaments since June 2018 after injuring her knee.
With the latest development, Pandelela will only compete in the platform synchro event with Leong Mun Yee.Related stories
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