KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah congratulated the national diving squad for winning eight gold medals in the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

       In a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday (May 12), Istana Negara said that Their Majesties also expressed their joy and pride over the squad’s outstanding success in defending its overall title in diving events since the 2013 Myanmar SEA Games.

       "Their Majesties hoped that this excellent achievement will be an inspiration to other athletes to strive and give their best performance in their quest for gold at the Games," read the posting.

       Al-Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah also wished them good luck and prayed that they achieve success.

       The national diving squad presented Malaysia with gold in the women’s 1-metre (m) springboard individual event (Nur Dhabitah Sabri), men’s 3-m springboard synchronised event (Chew Yi Wei and Ooi Tze Liang), 1-m springboard (Tze Liang), women’s 3-m synchronised springboard (Ng Yan Yee and Ong Ker Ying) and women’s 3-m springboard (Yan Yee).

       Malaysia also bagged gold in the men's 10-m synchronised platform (Jellson Jabillin and Hanis Nazirul Jaya Surya), men's 3-m springboard (Muhammad Syafiq Puteh) and women's 10-m synchronised platform (Datuk Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah).

       The diving squad also won three silver medals through Kimberly Bong (women's 1-m springboard), Ker Ying (women's 3-m springboard) and Gabriel Gilbert Daim (men's 3-m springboard) and bagged one bronze through Bertrand Rhodict (men's 1-m springboard). - Bernama