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Aaron-Wooi Yik hit Olympic paydirt six years after pairing up

TOKYO: The bronze medal success of national men’s badminton doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (July 31) is also their highest achievement since they were paired up in 2015. Heading into the world’s biggest multi-sports Games here, not many would have given them much of a chance to win […]

Aaron-Wooi Yik’s success came at just the right time

TOKYO: The country’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik’s success in winning a bronze medal, Malaysia’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics last night, came at just the right time as the nation faces a challenging period battling Covid-19, said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria. He said […]

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 […]

Mei Kuan-Meng Yean bow out of Tokyo Olympics in style

TOKYO: National women’s doubles shuttlers Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean ended their Tokyo Olympic campaign on a winning note although it failed to stop them from making an early exit. The world number 11 outlasted Great Britain’s world number 14 Chloe Birch-Lauren Smith 21-19, 21-16 in 44 minutes in their final Group A match at […]

All eyes on Pandelela-Mun Yee to jumpstart Malaysia’s medal quest on Day Five

TOKYO: The focus of all Malaysian sports fans will surely be on the combination of Pandelela Rinong-Leong Mun Yee to deliver the country’s first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games when they compete in the diving event on Tuesday (July 27). After bagging a silver in the women’s 10-metre (m) platform synchronised event with […]

Tokyo Olympics Medal Tally AS OF 10.30pm Monday July 26

OLYMPICS-MEDAL TALLY TOKYO: Following is the Tokyo Olympics Medal Tally on Day Four as at 11.30pm local time today (10.30pm Malaysian time): Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze 1 Japan  8 2 3 2 USA 7 3 4 3 China 6 5 7 4 ROC 4 5 3 5 Great Britain 3 3 1 6 South Korea […]

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 […]

Mission accomplished for Jinq En

TOKYO: National swimmer Phee Jinq En had only one goal in the Tokyo Olympics, rewriting her own national record in the women’s 100 metre (m) breaststroke event. And she managed to keep her promise in stylish fashion in the Heat Two race held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, yesterday. The 23-year-old Jinq En clocked 1:08.40 […]

Don’t just support us when we win

KUALA LUMPUR: “It’s not beneficial and unhealthy.” That was diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri’s reaction to all the negative comments against national athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 22-year-old, who is on a quest for her first Olympic medal in Tokyo, Japan, said national athletes need their support, especially when they are down. Recalling […]

Tokyo 2020 allows temporary removal of masks on podium

TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has allowed athletes to have a physically distanced image on the podium without their masks on for 30 seconds, and a group photo with masks on the gold-medal step. According to Xinhua, a press release from the International Olympic Committee aligned with the requirements of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks and […]