Diana had said that she only had herself to fear because she has a tendency to make silly mistakes. She did just that yesterday. The 26-year-old Kuching-born finished fifth out of eight exponents in the nanquan (bare hand) at the Tennis Indoor Stadium in Senayan because she fumbled her routine.
This is not the first time she has slipped up big time. She lost out on the gold medal at the World Championships in Ankara, Turkey, last month due to lapses in her concentration.
Yesterday, she was the first to perform and made a few more errors in her steps.
Indonesia’s Ivana Adelia Irmanto (9.60 points) took the gold medal while Malaysia’s Tai Cheau Xuen (9.55) and Brunei’s Faustina
Woo Wai Sii (9.48) took silver and bronze respectively, leaving Diana kicking herself.
“It’s my worst performance this year. Besides poor movement, I also lost points in the jump routines as I did not land well on the mat,” said a humbled Diana.
The 20-year-old Cheau Xuen said she never expected to win the thenanquan silver.
“Diana was the favourite but she surprisingly finished empty-handed. I was a bit nervous after Diana scored low points,” said the Seremban lass.
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