SEA Games: Wendy reclaims diving gold
Published on: Saturday, December 07, 2019
By:
Bernama, The Star
National divers (from right to left) Tze Liang, Yiwei, Wendy and Jasmine showing their medals.
NEW CLARK CITY: After having been forced to return the gold medal ‘won’ at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games following a doping offence, Wendy Ng Yan Yee responded in the sweetest way – she came back stronger and reclaimed the gold in the women’s 3-metre individual springboard event at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, Friday.The 26-year old national diver, who won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games was unstoppable, taking the lead right from the first round for a total five-round score of 298.90 points.
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Teammate, Jasmine Lai Pui Yee clinched the silver medal with 241.95 points, while Vietnamese diver, Ngo Phuong Mai came in third out of eight divers with 241.25 points.
“I’m just really happy to reclaim the gold medal I lost at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games although today’s gold is not similar compared to 2017 in which I did my personal best (342.90) points,” she told reporters after the event.
The gold medal won by Yan Yee at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games was withdrawn by the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) after she tested positive for using sibutramine, a stimulant commonly found in slimming products.
She was also banned for eight months by Fina, the world governing body for aquatics due to the doping offence, which also saw her missing the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.
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Meanwhile, Malaysia secured their second successive gold medal in the diving competition after Chew Yiwei and Ooi Tze Liang won the men’s 3m synchronised springboard event.
The duo amassed 398.16 points after six dives to emerge victorious which saw Malaysia continue their supremacy in the event since the 2007 edition in Korat, Thailand.
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Thailand’s Chawanwat Juntaphadawon/Thitipoom Marksin and Singapore’s Timothy Lee Han Kuan/Mark Lee Han Ming took the silver and bronze medal, with 344.76 and 340.53 points respectively.
Meanwhile, national elite swimmer, Phee Jinq En ended Malaysia’s barren gold run in the swimming competition after winning the women’s 50-metre breaststroke event, Friday.
The 21-year-old clocked 31.40 seconds, emulating the same time she posted in the qualifying round in the morning session which was the new national record in the event.
Jinq En’s teammate, Alicia Soosai came in seventh place out of eight swimmers with a time of 33.24 seconds.
Thailand’s Jenjira Srisa-ard and Christie Chue May Mun Ee of Singapore settled for silver and bronze respectively with a time of 31.41 and 31.43 seconds.
Jinq En held the previous national record of 31.46 seconds, which she recorded at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.
In bowling, Rafiq Ismail, Ahmad Muaz Fishol, Timmy Tan and Tun Ameerul Hakim Tun Hasnul Azam put Malaysia back on winning ways after two days of dry spell by triumphing in the men’s team event on Friday.
The quartet combined to shoot a 4,980 total, reclaiming the title they last won in Singapore 2015.
Philippines came in second with a score of 4,937 while Thailand claimed bronze on 4,896.
The Malaysian women’s side comprising Shalin Zulkifli, Sin Li Jane, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman and Esther Cheah nearly made it a double joy but their late charge proved futile to settle for silver. The foursome posted 4,807 to finish 30 pins behind winners Singapore (4,837) as the host came in third after amassing 4,735 pinfalls.
Meanwhile, Moh Keen Hoo and Kok Leong Lim won the men’s doubles snooker final at the Manila Hotel on Friday.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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