Nur Dhabitah Sabri qualified for the women's three-metre springboard semi-finals after bagging a 10th-placed finish in the preliminary round at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

The 22-year-old, who won bronze in this event at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in 2018, collected 291.60 points from five dives at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

The top 18 qualified for Saturday's semi-finals, where the eventual top 12 go through to the final on Sunday.

In her previous Olympic appearance in 2016, Dhabitah finished fifth in the three-metre synchronised springboard with Cheong Jun Hoong and ninth in the 10-metre platform.

Meanwhile, fellow Malaysian diver Ng Yan Yee, making her third Olympic appearance, narrowly missed out after finishing 20th with 251.95 points.

Australian diver Anabelle Smith grabbed the 18th and final spot with 272.05 points, but Ng might still be able to take part as a reserve on Saturday.

Chinese diver Shi Tingmao (350.45 points), who won the event in 2016, led the preliminary standings with 350.45 points, followed by national team-mate Wang Han (347.25 points) as well as Canada's Jennifer Abel (332.40 points) and Pamela Ware (330.10 points).

(Photo: asiana.my)

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