In this file photo taken on July 17, 2017 Australia's Taneka Kovchenko and Australia's Melissa Wu compete in the women's 10m platform synchro final during the diving competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. Heart-broken Australian diver Taneka Kovchenko retired on the eve of her home Commonwealth Games on April 3, 2018 after medical experts warned that she risked severe paralysis if one more dive went wrong. Pic/ AFP

Heartbroken Australian diver Taneka Kovchenko retired on the eve of her home Commonwealth Games on Tuesday after medical experts warned that she risked severe paralysis if one more dive went wrong. The 23-year-old, who was a serious medal contender in the women's synchronised 10m platform at the Gold Coast, has been suffering chronic headaches and neck pain since the end of last year.