Fans and commentators felt the pain just watching Sri Lanka diving star Dunlanjan Kaushalya Fernando misjudge his effort before belly flopping into the pool at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
On Thursday, Fernando left BBC commentators wincing after he somersaulted and flopped into the pool during the 1-metre springboard. The Sri Lankan prepared for his jump in Round 6 with several large bounces before launching himself into the air.
While performing a combination of impressive backward spins, disaster struck as Fernando smashed into the water face-down after he was unable to straighten his body out at the right moment before the diver crashed face-down into the pool. Fernando’s error came as he mistimed a 2.5 somersault tuck, landing horizontally to cap off his performance.
