Jin Wei overcomes jitters to win first Olympics match

PETALING JAYA: Women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei overcame a nervy start en route to winning her opening Group H match in the Paris Olympics.

The 24-year-old beat South Africa’s Johanita Scholtz 23-21, 21-11 at Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle on Monday (July 29).

Jin Wei, who was making her debut in the Olympics, was the last Malaysian shuttler to start her first match and was pleased to get the win.

“I’m very happy to win my first match in the Olympics. I feel a bit lucky,” said Jin Wei in a post match interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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“It’s my first Olympics and I was very nervous and my hand was a bit stiff in the first game. I thought I was going to lose the first game and I was already preparing for the second.

“I’m really looking forward to my next match. I have nothing to lose.”

World No. 32 Jin Wei will next take on South Korea’s world No. 17 Kim Ga-eun for a place in the last 16.