KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 (Bernama) -- The Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (ASUM) hope diver Leong Mun Yee's training stint in China can boost her chances of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics, held from July 27 to Aug 12.
ASUM Honorary Secretary Edwin Chong said the FINA World Cup in London from Feb 20 to 26 would be Mun Yee's last chance to earn qualifying points to the London Olympics."I hope the three-week intensive training camp that started in Kunming, China early this month will come in handy for Mun Yee to earn points that will help her to qualify," he told Bernama when contacted here today.
Chong said Mun Yee remains the only elite diver who has yet to qualify for the London Olympics while Bryan Nickson Lomas (men's 3m Springboard, 10m Platform), Yeoh Ken Nee (Men's 3m Springboard), Pandelela Rinong (women's 10m Platform) have already earned their tickets.
If Mun Yee, 27, makes the cut to London, it would be her fourth consecutive Olympics, since she had featured in the Sydney 2000 Olympics in Australia; Athens, Greece (2004) and Beijing, China (2008).
Mun Yee's qualification is also important because she can then compete in the individual and 10m Platform Synchronized diving events with Pandelela.
-- BERNAMA
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in the end what happened with Leong Mun Yee?? did she earn the London Olympic Ticket?? I am a cost per head writer and I may write an article on her, so please let me know!
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