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title: "Harian Metro Calls Pandelela Rinong ‘Disappointing’ & Netizens Are Not Having It"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/harian-metro-calls-pandelela-rinong-disappointing/
date: 2022-08-09
modified: 2023-08-30
lang: en
author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "Netizens have called out Harian Metro for writing a caption which they saw as deeply disrespectful to diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong. This comes after she failed to win a..."
categories:
  - "Society"
  - "Sports"
tags:
  - "caption"
  - "disappointing"
  - "Harian Metro"
  - "Pandelela Rinong"
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# Harian Metro Calls Pandelela Rinong ‘Disappointing’ & Netizens Are Not Having It

Netizens have called out Harian Metro for writing a caption which they saw as deeply disrespectful to diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong.

This comes after she failed to win a single medal at the Commonwealth Games after finishing fourth at the 10m mixed synchro event yesterday, reported [NST](https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2022/08/820588/diving-queen-pandelela-finishes-empty-handed).

## Called Pandelela 'disappointing'

Following Pandelela's dismal performance, Berita Harian published a headline seemingly throwing shade at her, where it read:

##### "Datuk Pandelela Rinong continues to disappoint the nation after failing for the third time in a row to lift a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games today."

https://twitter.com/hmetromy/status/1556640520621158400

## Netizens bash Harian Metro

On social media, netizens were angered by the headline and slammed the Malay daily for labelling Pandelela as a "disappointment" despite her many achievements, such as winning gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the International Swimming Federation/ Fédération Internationale de natation (FINA) Diving World Cup 2021.

***"Thank you Dato' Pandelela for your sacrifice and contribution. Harian Metro, your reporter is a gangster. Harian Metro's the one who is disappointing."***

![Harian Metro Calls Pandelela Rinong ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/sacrifice.jpg)Screenshot via Facebook

***"Menghampakan (disappoint) sounds ungrateful and downright disrespectful."***

![Harian Metro Calls Pandelela Rinong ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/rude.jpg)Screenshot via Facebook

***"Maybe the reporter got rejected by Pandelela."***

![Harian Metro Calls Pandelela Rinong ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/reject.jpg)Screenshot via Facebook

Pandelela also received support of team manager Leong Mun Yee, who said she was confident the former will come back stronger next time.

Read [also](https://weirdkaya.com/datukship-isnt-my-goal-pandelela-says-making-the-nation-proud-is-what-motivates-her/):

https://weirdkaya.com/datukship-isnt-my-goal-pandelela-says-making-the-nation-proud-is-what-motivates-her/

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Cover image via [NST](https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2022/08/820588/diving-queen-pandelela-finishes-empty-handed) and [Twitter/@hmetromy](https://twitter.com/hmetromy/status/1556640520621158400)