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European Championships diver belly-flops into pool - and commentator feels her pain

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BBC commentator was left feeling the pain of one of the female competitors in the European Aquatics Championships.During the preliminary rounds of the women's platform event in Rome, Elma Lund provided a memorable moment - just not in the way she perhaps intended.

After three of five qualification dives, the Norwegian was in the final of 12 qualification places for the evening's final, having racked up 140.45 points.However, her fourth dive of the competition didn't exactly go to plan.

Lund managed to make a total mess of her position, hitting the water hard in the belly-flop position. READ NOW: 'World's sexiest athlete' Alica Schmidt's poor performance blamed on outfit change On commentary, Leon Taylor summed up the feeling of most onlookers by saying "ouch" as the noise of the impact reverberated around the arena: "The take-off is...not doing her any favours," he continued."She is leaning back way too far and then completely gets disorientated.

Her coach can't even hold the camera straight because she hits the water in such a position."Indeed, her coach was seen squirming just moments after the dive, and both his, and Lund's, worst fears were realised when the judges delivered a damning verdict.

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