Lim, Teik Huat

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Don'tj.He.just- "I'~~:'~dive inSenior divers mustwatch their stepas they prepare _for two rnaior eventsBV LIM TEIK HUAT. PETALING JAYA: Senior divers PandelelaRinong, Cheong. Jun Hoang and Wendy Ng VanVeewill have to tread with caution in the comingweeks as they get ready for two major assign-ments - the World Aquatics Championships inBudapest, Hungary (July 14-22) and the KualaLumpur SEAGames (Aug 19-30).Pandelela is still bothered by an old rightshoulder injury which flared up at the final legof the Diving World Series in Windsor, Canada,in April.Ifs the same with Wendy and [un Hoang, whoare coping with the rehabilitation process aftersuffering back injuries during their Diving World'Series campaigns this year.Pandelela (examinations) and Wendy (rehabil-ita on) skipped the just-concluded Asian DivingCup in Macau.'Jun Hoang took part and managed to win a sil-ver with Nur Dhabitah Sabri in the 3m spring-board synchro and a bronze in the 3m spring-board individual. 'Malaysia can't afford to miss the trio's servicesas it could wipe out their chances of a podiumThey won't push it: Cheong Jun Hoang (left) and Wendy Ng Van Veeare coping with the rehabilitation.process after suffering back injuries during their Diving WoriEiSeries campaigns this year.Ifinish at the world meet.Pandelela-jun Hoang took a historic silver forMalaysia in the 10m platform synchro final atthe Rio Olympics last year and should be seri-ous contenders for the podium in Budapest.Wendy also had an outstanding campaign inRio - reaching the 3m springboard final. Shewill be looking to repeat that in Budapest.[un Hoang also has a realistic chance for amedal with Dhabitah in the women's 3m spring-board synchro after finishing fifth in the RioOlympics.National head coach Yang Zhuliang couldfield veteran Leong Mun Vee if Pandelela or [unHoong is unfit to start in Budapest."All eight divers under the PodiumProgramme, including Nur Dhabitah, Ooi TzeLiang, Chew Yiwei and Ahmad Amsyar Azman,are going for the world meet. -"Pandelela has been entered for the worn-.en's. 10m platform individual and synchrowith [un Hoong."She had a recurrence of a shoulder injury inApril. She consulted the doctor 'and was told shedoesn't need to go for surgery. Her shoulder ismuch better now but we still need to evaluate hersituation."If I need to make any changes to the women's10m platform synchro, I have Mun Vee on stand-by," said Zhuliang.Mun Vee is.slated to compete in the team event.Zhuliang can draw on Mun Vee's experience asshe had partnered Pandelela before. Mun Veebagged two World Championships bronze medalswith Pandelela in Rome (2009) and Barcelona(2013)..At the last world meet ID Kazan, Russia, twoyears ago; Pandelela delivered the nation's onlymedal- a bronze - in the women's 10m platformindividual.

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