Divers Pandelela and Nur Dhabitah get the thumbs up from PM Najib

Divers Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri got the thumbs up from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak after winning a silver medal in the women's 10m Platform Synchronised diving at the fourth FINA World Diving Series in Windsor, Canada on Friday.

"Tahniah (Congratulations) @Pandelela_R @bitahsabri127 for winning a silver medal in Windsor ! #DWS2017 #kebanggaanku #Negaraku #KamiTeamMalaysia," said the prime minister in his Twitter account, today.

The duo accumulated 298.80 points, 37.86 points less that gold medal winners from China, Ren Qian/Si Yiaje who dominated all five dives to collect 336.66 points.

The bronze medal went to Tonia Couch/Lois Toulson from Great Britain with 298.62 points.

Nur Dhabitah partnered Pandelela after Cheong Jun Hoong suffered a back injury.

The pair will continue their campaign in the series today by competing in the women''s individual 10m platform.

-- BERNAMA