PETALING JAYA: Nur Dhabitah Sabri (pic), the girl with the winsome smile, has reached her first women’s 10m platform individual final at the Diving World Series third leg in Kazan, Russia.
The 17-year-old made her way into the top-six final after finishing second behind Rio Olympic silver medallist Si Yajie of China in the second semi-final grouping yesterday.
Dhabitah amassed a new personal best of 347.25 points from five dives while Yajie, the world champion for this event in 2013, topped the group with 363.35 points.Canadian Meaghan Benfeito, the Rio Olympic bronze medallist, grabbed the last spot for the final from the second semi-final grouping with 320.75 points.
There was also relief for 2015 world championships bronze medallist Pandelela Rinong as she made the final for the first time this season.
The 24-year-old Malaysian splashed to top spot with 335.65 points ahead of China’s reigning Olympic champion Ren Qian, who had 333.15 points in the first semi-final group. Mexico’s Viviana Del Angel claimed the last ticket for the final with 325.85 points.
Pandelela failed to reach the final in the first two legs in Beijing and Guangzhou last month.
Dhabitah is delighted to have put up a better performance in Kazan compared to her Rio Olympic outing last year.
“This is a better score than when I reached the Rio Olympic final last year (where she finished ninth with 338.00).
“I hope to do better in the final,” said Dhabitah, who finished fourth with Pandelela in the women’s 10m platform synchro on Friday.
Dhabitah-Wendy Ng Yan Yee placed fifth in the women’s 3m springboard synchro final with 280.53 points.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/diving/2017/04/02/good-show-dhabitah/#h3RvaO2E665mS7qc.99
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