Fina Diving Grand Prix: Malaysia’s Syafiq-Wendy Clinch Gold

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The combination of Muhammad Syafiq Puteh-Wendy Ng Yan Yee from Malaysia succeeded in garnering a gold medal after an excellent performance at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in the mixed synchronised three meter springboard event at the National Aquatic centre in Bukit Jalil on Sunday. The duo collected 299.22 points to overcome Russia's Ilia Molchanov-Elizaveta Kuzina who accumulated 287.40 points for the silver while Swiss diving pair, Jonathan Suckow-Michelle Heimberg took the bronze medal with 281.10 points. Another national pair, Loh Zhiayi-Lau Jasmine have to contend with the bronze medal in the women's synchronised three metre springboard with 255.72 points. The gold medal went to China's Huang Xiaohui-Wei Ying with 291.30 points while the Russian pair of Karina Shkliar-Marina Shishkanova won the silver medal with 255.90 points. -- BERNAMA