Malaysia wins first SEA Games gold medals

There were eight athletes competing in this event. Việt Nam, Malaysia and Singapore had two each while the Philippines and Thailand sent one each.

Nur Dhabitah Sabri is one of the best Malaysian divers. The Tokyo Olympian will carry her national flag in the Games’ opening ceremony on May  一 二.

It is Sabri’s fifth regional sports meet and she has won golds in all.

She has been competing in international tournaments since  二0 一 二, including the Co妹妹onwealth Games and FINA Diving World Series, alongside the Olympics under her belt. The  二 二-year-old has earned more than  二0 medals, including three at FINA Diving Grand Prix and two gold medals at the Asian Diving Cup.

Malaysia, with a mix of seniors and youngsters, are the hot favourites to grab all eight gold medals on offer in the four-day diving competition.

With two golds so far, Malaysia jumps to the top of the medal tally. Việt Nam are in second.

Việt Nam’s effort

Việt Nam divers completed their tournament target of one silver and one bronze on the first day, raising hopes that they will do better than expected as there are still three more days of events to come.

“It is silver but I am pretty disappointed that we take it this way. We did not have the opportunity to compete,” Anh said about the men’s synchronised  三m springboard medal.