KUALA LUMPUR: Diver Pandelela Rinong put her earlier struggles behind as she comfortably qualified for the final of the women's 10m platform event at the Tokyo Olympics.
The four-time Olympian, who finished 18th in the preliminaries on Wednesday, tallied 315.75 points at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Thursday morning.
Pandelela finished seventh overall to qualify for the final that will be held later today.
China's 14-year-old Quan Hongchan topped the semi-finals with 415.65 points.
Compatriot and reigning world champion Chen Yuxi came in second with 407.75 while United States' Delaney Schnell was third on 342.75.
Canada's Meaghan Benfeito, the bronze medallist at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, crashed out by finishing 13th with 296.40 points.