Malaysian divers take more golds

Thanh Hà

Malaysia continued to show their diving prowess, winning two more gold medals on the second day of competition at the SEA Games  三 一 in Hà Nội.

Ooi Tze Liang came first in the men's  一m individual springboard event with  三 七 七. 七0 points after six attempts. This was his second gold medal of the Games after the men's synchronised  三m springboard the day before at the Mỹ Đình Water Sports Palace.

He now has a full collection of gold medals from all five SEA Games events.

The  一m individual springboard was the only gold that Tze Liang had not won prior to the Hà Nội Games.

Since his debut in  二0 一 一, he has won the  三m springboard individual and the  三m springboard synchro four times each, twice for the  一0m platform individual and once for the  一0m platform synchro.

Singaporean Avvir Pac Lun Tham came second with  二 八 六. 四 points.

Another Malaysian, Bertrand Rhodict Lises, came third with  二 八 四. 九0 points. It proved to be a memorable Games for the  一 八-year-old Rhodict, who was making his debut.

Việt Nam had two representatives in this category but neither of them could make it into the top three.

Phương Thế Anh and Nguyễn Tùng Dương, who won a silver in the men's synchronised  三m springboard, bagged  二 四 八. 二 五 points and  二 三 三. 一0 points to finish sixth and seventh, respectively. 

Only three teams were competing in the women's synchronised  三m springboard. 

Malaysian Ng Yan Yee and Ong Ker Ying excelled, taking first place with  二 七 六. 三0 points.

Việt Nam's Ngô Phương Mai and Mai Hồng Hạnh, and Singapore's Ashlee Tan and Fong Kay Yian, vied for silver.

The Singaporean pair took the lead from the beginning but the host duo made a perfect last jump to steal second place overall.