Ireland's Tanya Watson has narrowly missed on a place in the 10-metre platform diving final at the Olympics.
Watson finished up in 15th place in her semi-final, three places outside the qualification spots.
The 19-year-old performed the same five dives from the quarters, with two of her five dives scoring higher than yesterday’s performance.
She finished on 278.15 points, missing out on a chance to compete for medals by 23.25 points at her maiden Games.
Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile#Diving
Tanya Watson has finished 15th in the 10m Platform Semi-Final, bettering her place in the prelims and showing the whole world what she can do!
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“Making the semi-finals was amazing," Watson said of her showing. "To be able to go out there again and dive was great. I just love flying through the air!
"I was nervous up there a bit, but at the end of the day, once I am at the end of the board, I am focusing on something specific so I am just trying to do the best that I can with that really.”
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