BBC commentator Leon Taylor slammed Olympic judges over a 'dangerous' dive during the 10m platform semi-finals.
Taylor pleaded with the judges to punish Italy's Maia Biginelli after she almost hit her head against the platform in a terrifying moment at the 2024 Olympics.
Everyone in attendance at the Aquatics Centre in Paris were left shocked at how close she was from cracking her head.
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Audible gasps could be heard from spectators inside the arena.
Biginelli took to the platform in a bid to bag a medal as she had taken the plunge with a three-and-a-half somersaults inward dive in the tuck position.
The 21-year-old, however, came extremely close to hitting her head against the platform on her first twist as she looked to pull off the 3.2 difficulty-rated move.
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Speaking live on-air, Taylor exclaimed: "Judges, you need to do your job now. You didn't do it this morning. Do your job now. That is a dangerous, dangerous dive. Her hair hits the diving board, she should be massively penalised for that. Her hair pretty much hits the board."
He questioned: "What are you watching from your seats? What are you watching? We've got a duty of care in this sport to keep athletes safe. You've got to penalise. Coaches, you can see that as well."
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Another BBC commentator added: "They’re showing her the replay now, so hopefully she can process that herself because that was frightening to watch."
Judges awarded Biginelli a score of 41.60 as she finished in last place at the end of her semi-final.
As she made her way out of the pool, she spoke to her coaches, who seemed to show her a replay of her scary dive on a small screen.
Topics: Olympics
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