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Pandelela finishes second in women's individual 10m platform preliminaries

Soaring high: Pandelela Rinong through to the semi-finals of the women's individual 10m platform in Barcelona. - GLENN GUAN / The Star
Soaring high: Pandelela Rinong through to the semi-finals of the women's individual 10m platform in Barcelona. - GLENN GUAN / The Star

BARCELONA: Diver Pandelela Rinong began her bid to claim a second medal at the World Championships by finishing second in the preliminaries of the women’s individual 10m platform in Barcelona this morning.

The London Olympics bronze medallist chalked up 351.05 points and was the only diver to score above 80, earning an 81.60 for her fourth routine.

Chinese rookie Si Yajie amassed 360.35 points to top the field of 36 divers while team-mate and defending champion Chen Ruolin was third with 350.60 points after messing up her fourth dive.

But it was the end of the road for Traisy Vivien Tukiet, who failed to make the cut after finishing 30th with 244.95 points.

The top 18 advanced to the final to be held in the afternoon.

Pandelela had bagged a bronze with Leong Mun Yee in the platform synchro final on Monday.

By LIM TEIK HUAT - THE STAR

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