Tze Liang-Ahmad clinch silver medal
Published on: Wednesday, October 01, 2014
INCHEON: National divers created a splash at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Centre when Ooi Tze Liang partnered Ahmad Amsyar Azman to win a silver medal in the 3m Springboard Synchronised diving, here Tuesday.Tze Liang the Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Ahmad Amsyar amassed 405.81 points behind China's Cao Yuan/Lin Yue who were in their class of their own with 460.86 points.According to Ahmad Amsyar, he was doubtful of being paired with Tze Liang for the competition because on Monday afternoon the coach was contemplating to name Chew Yiwei for Tuesday's competition.
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"However, I did not give up hope and continued to show my prowess in training and the coach was convinced that I can shoulder the responsibility," he told reporters after the event, here Tuesday.Ahmad Amsyar said the coach was concerned with his performance in training because he initially lacked confidence."However, after speaking to my father (Azman Hassan), I was better prepared as my father gave me a lot of encouragement and confidence," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Tze Liang-Ahmad Amsyar recovered well to set good scores in the next three dives – 79.56, 79.80, 79.56 – to sweep past the pair from the host country who were in the running for a silver medal. – Bernama
