Aaron-Wooi Yik face must-win match against Canadians after loss to Indonesians
TOKYO: National men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fought valiantly for 34 minutes before going down 16-21, 19-21 to Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan in their second Group D match in the Tokyo Olympics today. The young Malaysian pair, who are ranked ninth in the world, showed great courage and determination, especially in the second […]
Chong Wei hits out at online trolls targeting national shuttlers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s 2020 Tokyo Olympics chef de mission (CDM) Datuk Lee Chong Wei is distressed by the online abuses targeting the national shuttlers. The three-time men’s singles Olympic silver medallist said that as a former teammate, he was dismayed by the number of online comments abusing the shuttlers who lost their matches in Tokyo. […]
Zii Jia replaces Khairul Anuar as flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia will replace archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad as one of the two flag bearers in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria confirmed this, saying Khairul Anuar had asked to be replaced […]
OCM break with tradition, pick Liu Ying, Khairul Anuar as Tokyo Olympic flag-bearers
KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles shuttler Goh Liu Ying and archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad have been given the honour of being Malaysia’s flag-bearers at the Tokyo Olympics to be held from July 23-Aug 8. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said this would be the first time that the country would […]
End of the road to All England for Peng Soon-Liu Ying
KUALA LUMPUR: Unseeded Japanese pair Yuki Kaneko-Misaki Matsutomo stunned Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying 21-14, 22-20 to qualify for the mixed doubles final at the 2021 All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. Third seeds Peng Soon-Liu Ying were completely outplayed by Yuki-Misaki in the first game. However, the 2016 Rio Olympics silver […]
Peng Soon-Liu Ying stroll into last four in All England
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair, Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying stormed into the semi-finals of the 2021 All England Championships after beating French pair, Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue, last night. After a shaky start in the first set, the Rio 2016 Olympics silver medallists pulled off an amazing comeback in the second set and dragged […]
