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00:00The following footage is from our website.
00:08Veteran Rodik began his journey as a national diving coach
00:12at the Pentas Olympics with style at the opening dive.
00:15He also presented a clean action at the final dive,
00:18but unfortunately, he was too late
00:21to catch up with the top 18 divers
00:23at the men's 10-metre platform
00:26on Friday afternoon in Malaysia.
00:30The Olympics made Veteran Rodik's career official
00:33as he began his journey through the Forward 3.5 Summersault
00:37to score 66 points and fill the ranks of the best 17 divers.
00:41The addition of Dajah Kusukaran at the second dive
00:43showed that the Sarawak native
00:45was able to finish the competition
00:47by improving the ranks of the best 16 divers.
00:50The next two dives were an important moment
00:52for Veteran Rodik to hold out
00:54when other competitors improved their own strategies
00:57in seeking more points.
00:59The fourth dive put Veteran Rodik in a difficult situation
01:02after Dajah Kusukaran's 3.4 points
01:05gave him 34 points, his lowest score at the moment.
01:09While Dajah Kusukaran's highest score, 3.6 points
01:12at the fifth dive with Back 3.5 Summersault,
01:15now offers an additional 37.8 points
01:19to stay in the 25th position.
01:21Before this 11-year-old athlete
01:23once again showed a convincing dive at the sixth dive,
01:27which also ended with a clean entry.
01:32Veteran Rodik's last dive, the sixth dive,
01:36chose Back 2.5 Summersault and Back 1.5 Twist.
01:42Dajah Kusukaran's 3.2 points.
01:50Improving the ranks of the best divers.
01:54Dajah Kusukaran's 186.45 points
02:00were given to Veteran Rodik
02:02when he had a chance at the semifinals.
02:04However, this spirit will definitely bring Veteran Rodik
02:07back to the Olympics.
02:11I feel a little bit disappointed in myself.
02:17I know my ability and I know what I can do,
02:23but this time I couldn't deliver.
02:29That's all.
02:30Veteran, have you ever practiced at the World Stage,
02:32World Championship?
02:33Do you think the Olympics is a different level?
02:36Yes, it's definitely a different level.
02:40The environment is very strong and very supportive,
02:45but sadly I did my best and I couldn't deliver.
02:54Veteran, you started strong
02:56and you finished strong as well.
02:57Can you share from the first dive to the last dive
03:00what was going through your mind?
03:03Maybe the pressure got to me.
03:06You know, my parents are here watching.
03:09I wanted to give them a good performance,
03:11but then...
03:17Yeah, I just didn't do well.
03:24Veteran, you have a lot of support.
03:26If we talk about Malaysian diving,
03:28we're looking towards you.
03:29I know it's a huge pressure,
03:31but Veteran, do you feel that you have it in you
03:35to come back stronger after this?
03:37Definitely, LA.
03:39I will come back stronger.
03:41Not only just LA, every upcoming competition,
03:45I will come back stronger and hopefully I'll do well.