INCHEON: Cheong Jun Hoong and Wendy Ng Yan Yee opened Malaysia's account on the first day of the Asian Games diving competition by winning a silver medalin the women's synchronised 3m springboard today.
The Malaysian pair scored 287.70 points from their five dives, all executed cleanly, to finish second to China's Wu Munxia, a four-time Olympic champion, and Shi Tingmao, who tallied 318.60 points.
The bronze medal went to North Korea's Choe Un-Gyong and Kim Jin-Ok (274.32).
Jun Hoong was glad to be able to retain the silver medal which Wendy and Leong Mun Yee won in 2010 in Guangzhou.
"We are happy to get this silver medal and I think we did quite well," she said. "Our synchronisation and partnership was very good and we are proud to get this silver together."