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World University Games: Duo secure bronze

Divers Leong Mun Yee (left) and Ng Yanyee in action in the women’s 3m synchronised event at the World University Games yesterday.
Divers Leong Mun Yee (left) and Ng Yanyee in action in the women’s 3m synchronised event at the World University Games yesterday. 
 
A FIFTH place finish by national divers Leong Mun Yee and Ng Yanyee in the women's 3m synchronised event yesterday helped Malaysia clinch the bronze medal in the women's team event at the World University Games (Universiade), Shenzhen. Mun Yee-Yanyee, who managed scores of 46.80, 38.40, 62.10, 63.90 and 61.20 for a 272.10 total at the Shenzhen Natatorium, failed to win a medal in their event.

Their mid-table performance, however, helped Malaysia secure third place in the women's team event with 2,336.23 points as a major slip-up could have seen them overtaken by fourth placed Ukraine (2,231.81).

China (2,674) took gold while the United States (2,373.03) finished in second place.
"It was a decent rather than superb performance from us today (yesterday) but we are happy to help the team win the bronze," said Mun Yee.

"Considering the lack of preparation we had for this event and the pressure of competing last, it was also a relief to be able to do it," added Mun Yee.

National diving coach Yang Zhulian said he was pleased with his charges performances at the Games which comes to a close today.

"Actually, we were not aware there was going to be a team event here but I am happy everyone did well and contributed to winning the bronze," said Zhulian.

"With a little more luck in some of the events, we could maybe have got ahead of the United States and won the silver, but unfortunately they (United States) were in good form today (yesterday)."

The men's team, who were at a disadvantage as they did not have a pair competing in the 10m synchronised event, finished sixth with 2,553.38 points.

China were again winners with 3,718.46 points while Ukraine (3,239.83) and Russia (3,239.69) took silver and bronze respectively.

The national diving team contributed all three of the medals won by Malaysia at the Games.

Besides the women's team bronze medal, they also took silver in the women's 10m platform event through Pandelela Rinong and the women's 10m platform synchronised event through Pandelela-Mun Yee.

Read more: NST

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