Yona Knight-Wisdom has made history after he scored 397.90 points in the Men’s 3m Springboard dive preliminaries at the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro to become Jamaica’s first male diver to qualify for the Olympics on Sunday, February 21.
HUGE CONGRATS to Leeds-based @YonaKW; set to be Jamaica’s 1st-ever Olympic diver after securing Rio 3m place! ?????? pic.twitter.com/CJrAvBPDsu
— Nick Hope (@NickHopeTV) February 21, 2016
The 20-year-old 2016 Olympic Games qualifier has advanced to the semi-finals set for Monday, February 22, 2016. Yona was placed 17th in the prelims
Chris finishes 21st, Freddie finishes 18th (qualified), Yona finishes 17th (qualified)! pic.twitter.com/jq9i4fojsO
— Lukas (@TCJLover) February 21, 2016
Words from his coach Edwin Jongejans:
What a great day for #TeamJamaica and @YonaKW. Showed what he was capable off! I’m a proud and happy coach today???? pic.twitter.com/Y4OR4zy3en
— Edwin Jongejans (@Leedsajax) February 21, 2016
Yona trains with Britain’s Leeds Diving team
Our @LeedsDiving team going to the World Cup in Rio. Just @RGallantree missing in the picture. #Road2Rio pic.twitter.com/rQznZD5Hxs
— Edwin Jongejans (@Leedsajax) February 6, 2016
The FINA Diving World Cup, which doubles up as the Rio 2016 test event for the sport, will not only provide athletes with a chance to compete at the Olympic venue, also offers the best opportunity to qualify for the Games, with 88 places up for grabs.
Massive congratulations to Yona on the biggest day of his life! Officially an 2016 Olympic Games qualifier!
HUGE CONGRATS to @YonaKW for qualifying for the Olympics for Team Jamaica! Well deserved my friend! pic.twitter.com/BfaZdANihv— Sam Dorman (@Sam_Dorman) February 21, 2016
