Soniia’s Olympic debut ends in tatters
TOKYO: National women’s singles ace Soniia Cheah Su Ya gave it everything she had against world number six Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand, but it still wasn’t enough to prevent her from making an early exit from the Tokyo Olympics today. Soniia, 28, who received a walkover from Hungary’s Laura Sarosi in her first Group N […]
No sweat for Soniia as injured Laura concedes walkover
TOKYO: National women’s singles shuttler Soniia Cheah’s Olympic debut was a muted affair after her opponent, Laura Sarosi of Hungary pulled out due to an injury today. World number 35 Soniia’s opening Group N match against world number 74 Laura was supposed to begin at 2 pm local time (1pm MYT) at the Musashino Forest […]
I was ‘stubborn’ in chasing my dreams
KUALA LUMPUR: Sometimes it pays to persevere or, in national women’s singles shuttler Soniia Cheah’s case, to be “stubborn”. It’s thanks to her dogged pursuit, or stubbornness as she calls it, that she will be making her Olympic debut in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday (July 26) — eight years after suffering a ruptured right Achilles […]
Soniia to fight till the end in Tokyo
KUALA LUMPUR: National women’s singles shuttler, Soniia Cheah will fight till the end in her Olympics debut in Tokyo, Japan, which will be held from July 23-Aug 8. The unseeded player said she is relishing her chance in the world’s biggest multi-sports event despite expecting every match to be a tough one at the courts […]
