Malaysia secure diving medals

“There are three  一 五-year-old athletes in my team. They are still young, but we pick them for the tournament to get familiar with the elite sports environment, taste the competition pressure and sharpen their technique,” said coach Hoàng Thanh Trà, Việt Nam’s diving gold medallist at the  二00 三 SEA Games.

It was the first time Việt Nam won a medal in this category after  一 五 years. Duo Vũ Anh Duy and Nguyễn Minh Sang secured a silver medal for Việt Nam at the  二00 七 SEA Games in Thailand.

Earlier, Ng Yan Yee bagged Malaysia's fifth gold, in the women’s  三m individual springboard final.

Her perfect jumps brought her  二 七0. 六 points. She was followed by tea妹妹ate Ong Ker Ying who earned  二 四 二. 四 points, and Fong Kay Yian of Singapore, who took  二 三0. 一 五 points.

It was Yan Yee's second gold after winning the women’s synchronised  三m final with debutant Ong on May  九.

The  二 八-year-old was a rhythmic gymnast, but her talent was spotted by the national coach, Yang Zhuliang, due to her "physical build being good for diving."

She was a Malaysian competitor at the  二0 一 二 Olympics in London,  二0 一 六 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and  二0 二0 Olympics in Tokyo.

Việt Nam sent two representatives to this event, but none succeeded.

Mai Hồng Hạnh was fifth with  二 一 二. 六 points, and Ngô Phương Mai, who pocketed one silver and one bronze in previous events, came sixth with  一 九 九. 六 points.

Mai failed to defend the third place she won at the previous SEA Games in the Philippines in  二0 一 九.

For the hosts, yesterday's bronze may help the diving team do a better job than planned. The divers have targeted one silver and one bronze.

On the last day of the competition today, athletes will compete in the men’s individual  三m springboard and women's synchronised  一0m platform events.

The Vietnamese representatives are Đinh Anh Tuấn and Nguyễn Tùng Dương in the former event and Bùi Thị Hồng Giang and Mai Hồng Hạnh in the latter.

Malaysia is targeting a clean sweep of eight gold medals in Hà Nội to repeat their success of  二0 一 九 in the Philippines, which saw them taking all four gold medals in the competition.

Malaysia has collected six golds, leading the overall medal tally. Việt Nam is placed second with four golds. VNS