Australia withdraw from Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo due to COVID concerns
Sunday, 25 April 2021 Rio 2016 bronze medallists Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney look set to miss Tokyo 2020 after Australia pulled out of the Olympic diving qualifier in the Japanese capital due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Smith and Keeney have been left devastated by the withdrawal and criticised the International Swimming Federation (FINA) for deciding to press ahead with the Diving World Cup despite rising coronavirus cases in Tokyo. The event was originally set to take place from April 18 to 23 before FINA opted to rescheduled it for May 1 to 6 following discussions with the Japanes...