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Nur Dhabitah Sabri is making a splash in the best way!
The Malaysian diver has just qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning gold at the Asian Diving Cup 2019 for the women’s 3m springboard individual event.
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The 20-year-old finished in first place with her impressive dives that collected a total of 313.85 points in the five-round event.
Fellow Malaysian, Loh Zhiayi took home the silver medal with a total of 223.45 points while Indonesia’s Linadini Yasmin collected 191.30 points to win the bronze medal.
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Though she was nervous when she stood on the springboard, Nur Dhabitah pushed through and overcame her nerves as the Asian Diving Cup 2019 was a very important competition that would take her to another big stage.
“I finally got the Olympic slot,” she told reporters at the National Aquatic Centre. “I was nervous although we had a chance. Maybe it’s because of home ground and I wanted to give my best.”
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Even though Nur Dhabitah took home the gold medal, she still wasn’t satisfied with her two dives during the event.
“I think I could have done better in the second and third dives,” she said. “I will continue to improve because I came (straight) from the World Championship (Gwangju 2019) and did not have time for training on technique. So, after this competition I want to start to get back to basics.”
Respective individual winners of the men’s and women’s 3m springboard and 10m platform at the Asian Cup will get slots quota to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Nur Dhabitah is also aiming for another slot in the Olympics in the women’s 3m springboard synchronized with her partner, Wendy Ng Yan Yee.
We’re super proud of our girl! We’re sure she’ll make us even prouder at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! Good luck!
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