Lim, Teik Huat

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Silver lining •In BeijingSplashing start:Pandelela Rinong-Cheong Jun Hoang posefor a photograph aftetwinning silver in thewomen's 10m platformsynchro at the season-opening Diving WorldSeries in Beijingyesterday.Pandelela-lun Hoang begin' season with runners-up medalBV LIM TEIK HUATPETALI~G JAYA: Divers Pandelela Rinong-'Cheong [un Hoang have made a fine start to t:J::teseason.The duo bagged a silver in the women's 10mplatform synchro at the season-opening DivingWorld Series leg in Beijing, China.Pandelela-Jun Hoang, silver medallists in thisevent at the Rio Olympics last year, made theirfirst podium of the year With a five-dive total of316.08 points yesterday.The Malaysian pair positioned themselves inthe silver-medal position after the second dive asChina's new pairing of Ren Qian-Chang Yanipulled away after the fourth dive to take the goldwith 340.26 points.North Koreans Kim Kuk-hyang-Kim Mi-raetook bronze with.313.92 points.RESULTSMEN10m platform svnchro: 1. Chen Aisen-Yang Hao (Chn) 488.85, 2.Patrick Hausding-Sascha Klein (Ger) 419.10,3. Viktor MinitJaev-Aleksandr Bondar (UI!r) 415.50.WOMEN10m platform svnchro: 1. Ren Qian-Chang Yani (Chn) 340.26, 2.Pandelela Rinong-Cheong Jon Hoong (Mas) 316.08, 3. Kim Kuk-hyang-Kim Mi-rae (Pkr) 313.92.3m springboard SVnchro: 1. Shi Iingrnao-Xu Zhihuan (Chn) 319.20,2. AnabeJle Smith-Maddison Keeney (Aus) 298.68, 3. Kristina JlinykhNadezhda Bazhina (Rus) 294.00.Selected: 6. Wendy Ng Van Yee-Nur Dhabitah Sabri (Mas) 268.62.Ren Qian-Chang Yani are the replacements forChen Ruolin-Liu Huixia, who retired after theirgolden exploit in Rio."It is a good start to the season as this is only thefirst competition for Pandelela-Jun Hoang sincethe Olympics."They have not changed their difficulty level ...the only thing is that they managed to minimisethe splash on entry into the water," said coachYang Zhuliang.Malaysia's other pair - Wendy Ng Yan Yee-NurDhabitah Sabri - could only finish sixth in thewomen's 3m springboard synchro final with268.62 points. .China's new' combination of Shi Tingmao-XuZhihuan came out tops with 319.20 points, aheadof Australians Anabelle Smith-Maddison Keeney(298.68pts).Wendy will return to the pool today for the 3mspringboard individual competition. .The prestigious series, which is only for the top:10 ranked divers based on the Rio Olympics, isover four legs.The second stop is in Guangzhou, China, nextweekend followed by Kazan, Russia (March31-April2) and Windsor, Canada (April 21-23).

Silver lining in Beijing: Pandelela - Jun Hoong begin season with runner - up medal

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Silver lining in Beijing: Pandelela - Jun Hoong begin season with runner - up medal

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