Irish diver Ciara McGing revealed that she had been "very ill" and was lucky to be able to compete in this morning's 10m platform preliminary round.
The 23-year-old old recorded a total score of 188.50 from her five dives and finished last in a field of 29, with the top 18 progressing.
Ciara McGing's third dive drew her best score of 50.40 as she finished 29th in the 10m platform preliminary stage
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"I’m a bit upset and embarrassed about how I dived today because I know I am much better than that," McGing, who only learned she had qualified three weeks ago, told RTÉ Sport.
"I’ve been very ill the last 48 hours, hooked up to a drip and everything so I’m very grateful for the doctors at Team Ireland that I even got here today.
"[If it was] this time yesterday I wouldn’t have been here so I’m just proud. The [Irish athletes at the] village behind me got me here this morning.
"Just the timing was [unlucky], you can’t write it, I don’t want to use it as an excuse but obviously not the ideal situation."
On making her Olympic debut, McGing added: "It was incredible. Just to have everyone here behind me...they got me here today, it means the world."
China’s Hongchan Quan won the heat with a score of 421.25.
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