DIVER Yeoh Ken Nee and cyclist Azizulhasni Awang ensured a nervous wait for Malaysia on Tuesday when they advanced to the 3m springboard final and keirin semi-finals, respectively.
For Ken Nee, it was a case of history being made as he is the first Malaysian to make an individual diving final at the Olympics.
Ken Nee, appearing in his final Olympics, just squeezed into the final by finishing 12th in the semi-finals at the Aquatic Centre diving pool.
The Malaysian had finished 10th in the first round but a low-scoring sixth dive in the semi-final meant an anxious wait before his place was confirmed. The final is scheduled for 2am Wednesday (Malaysian time).
Azizul, by finishing second, ensured he would - at the very least - match the achievement of Beijing 2008 where he also made the semi-finals.
Azizul has Britain's Chris Hoy for company in his semi-final, which will be at 11.30pm Tuesday (Malaysian time).
Hoy, who is defending the crown he won so emphatically in Beijing four years ago, is desperate to retain the title in his only individual race in the London Games.
The others in Azizul's semi-final, where the top three will advance to the final, scheduled for 12.50am Wednesday (Malaysian time), are Spain's Juan Peralta Gascon, Christos Volikakis of Greece, the Netherlands' Teun Mulder and Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Phillip.
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