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Pandelela withdraws from Championship due to injury
The decision was taken after careful consideration, as the injury would prevent her from competing safely or being at her best. 30 Jul 2025 05:25pm A recurring left shoulder injury has forced national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong to withdraw from the women's 10-metre (m) platform individual event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore today. Photo: Instagram SINGAPORE - A recurring left shoulder injury has forced national diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong to withdraw from the women's 10-metre (m) platform individual event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore today. The two-time Olympic medallist said the decision was taken after careful consideration, as the injury would prevent her from competing safely or being at her best. "I'm truly grateful for all the kind messages and concerns for my well-being. I promise to take better care of my body as I focus on healing and prepare for the next opportunity to represent Malaysia,' she posted on Facebook. The 32-year-old added that she would continue to cheer her fellow teammates on in Singapore. "Please join me in sending them our support, luck and prayers as they continue to compete for Malaysia,' she said. On Monday (July 28), Pandelela was competing with Lee Yiat Qing in the 10m platform synchronised event when she had to withdraw after two dives due to the same injury, which she sustained earlier this month. Meanwhile, Yiat Qing failed to advance to the 10m platform semi-finals after finishing outside the top 18 in the preliminaries at the OCBC Aquatic Centre here today. The 17-year-old finished 29th with a total of 240.20 points after five dives. National swimmers Khiew Hoe Yean and Tan Khai Xin also failed to advance in their respective events. Two-time SEA Games gold medallist Hoe Yean clocked 50.77 seconds (s) in the men's 100m freestyle to finish seventh in Heat Eight and 50th out of 110 swimmers, while Khai Xin clocked two minutes 7.07s in the men's 200m medley to end up ninth in Heat Two and 40th overall. - BERNAMA World Aquatics Championships More Like This
Barnama
23-07-2025
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WUG 2025: Muhammad Azeem Checks Into 200m Semis Despite Lack Of Rest
BOCHUM (Germany), July 23 (Bernama) -- About 15 hours after competing in the men's 100-metre (m) final, national sprinter Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi managed to find another gear to advance to the semi-finals of the 200m event in the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) in Lohrheidestadion here today. Running in Heat Two, Muhammad Azeem began well before slowing down in the last 30m to finish the first-round race in fourth place with a time of 21.26 seconds (s). South Africa's Bayanda Walaza, the 100m gold medallist, won Heat Two of the 200m race in 20.93s, followed by Poland's Lukasz Zok (21.06s) and Hungary's Zalan Deak (21.23s). bootstrap slideshow Muhammad Azeem confirmed his place in the semi-finals after emerging as the three fastest runners among those who were not the top three automatic qualifiers in each heat. "Overall, pretty tired because the race (100m final) ended at about 10 pm yesterday, and I reached the hotel around 11 pm, so I didn't get sufficient rest. But that's just an excuse because even Walaza experienced the same thing. Only the two of us who qualified for the 100m final were down to run the 200m race today. "It (today's race) was quite challenging, more so since I have not run the 200m for some time. But, following discussions with the coach, this is good training for upcoming races,' Muhammad Azeem, who studies at Auburn University in the United States, told reporters after the 200m opening race. Muhammad Azeem has a personal best time of 20.79s, which he set in April at a championships in Florida, which also happened to be his sole appearance in the 200m event before today's race. His personal best is only 0.02 seconds behind the national record of 20.77s held by Russel Alexander Nasir Taib. Elaborating, he hopes the luck of the draw will favour him as he eyes the outside lane for the semi-finals, which is slated to be held tomorrow night (early Friday morning in Malaysia).
