Injury ripple hits Malaysia's aquatic hopes
PETALING JAYA: It was a tough day for Malaysia at the World Championships in Singapore, as Olympic divers Pandelela Rinong and Phee Jinq En were forced to withdraw from their respective pet events.
Two-time Olympic medallist Pandelela's old injury flared up just before she was due to compete in the women's 10m platform synchro preliminary event in the afternoon.
As a result, the Sarawak-born diver had to pull out of the event with partner Lee Yiat Qing. Pandelela has won a total of five medals in previous appearances in this event at the world meet.
The 10m platform synchro is also the same event where Pandelela picked up a historic Olympic silver medal with Cheong Jun Hoong in the 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro.
But that was in the past and Pandelela certainly missed a good opportunity to check out where she stands with her new partnership with the younger Yiat Qing.
Pandelela put up a quick update on her social media account on her withdrawal from the 10m platform synchro event later.
"Earlier this month, I injured my left shoulder but still manageable under physiotherapy.
"Today during warming up, the shoulder injury got triggered again when executing one of the high difficulty dives just before the event.
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