Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s national diving squad got off to a sluggish start at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, finishing 16th out of 21 teams in the mixed 3-metre and 10-metre team event today. Four national divers, Datuk Pandelela Rinong, Lee Yiat Qing, Enrique Maccartney Harold, and Elvis Priestly Clement accumulated a total of 322.55 points at the OCBC Aquatic Centre here.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the gold medal was claimed by China’s team consisting of Chen Yuxi, Cao Yuan, Cheng Zilong, and Chen Yiwen, who scored 466.25 points. Mexico’s divers, including Randal Willars Valdez, Alejandra Estudillo Torres, Zyanya Yunuen Parra Martin, and Osmar Olvera Ibarra, secured the silver with a total of 426.30 points. Meanwhile, Japan took bronze with the efforts of Sayaka Mikami, Sho Sakai, Reo Nishida, and Rin Kaneto, earning 409.65 points.

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, running from July 11 to August 3, features water polo, diving, high diving, swimming, artistic swimming, and open water swimming.