PETALING JAYA: India’s men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty are reaping the rewards of their dedication and persistence following a series of first-time achievements. The Indian duo moved up two positions to reach the pinnacle of the world rankings last week after their historic gold medal win for India at the Hangzhou Asian Games earlier this...
IT was gloomy in the hockey camp, but the women still managed to see a little ray of light when they finished fifth by beating neighbours Thailand 2-1. That result at least earned them a place in the Olympic qualifiers. Inpa Kunjira put the Thais ahead in the fifth minute, but Hanis Nadiah Onn equalised in the...
PETALING JAYA: The pain of losing in the first round to Chinese nemesis Chen Yufei in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta was fresh in An Se-young’s memory and the South Korean was finally able to exact her revenge in warrior like fashion in Hangzhou. Se-young was only 16 while Yufei, the 2016 world junior champion,...
SHUTTLERS Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have to improve on their strength and stamina to consistently match the world’s top pairs in the women’s doubles. This was national coaching director Rexy Mainaky’s assessment after the duo went down 21-15, 11-21, 7-21 to South Korea’s world No. 2 Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games in...
FORMER doubles ace Tan Boon Heong knows how to inspire a dejected Lee Zii Jia. World No. 16 Zii Jia was left frustrated after squandering two match points before going down 16-21, 23-21, 20-22 to H.S. Prannoy of India in the men’s singles quarter-finals in the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday. “It was a very exciting men’s...
HANGZHOU: It's game over for Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as their campaign in the Asian Games badminton competition ended with a 17-21, 12-21 defeat to India's world No. 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in the men's doubles semi-finals on Friday (Oct 6). The hard smashing Indian pair took the first game 21-17 and continued their relentless assault...
FOR once, Malaysia have done better than their archrivals Indonesia in badminton. While Malaysia were assured of a medal with Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik reaching the men’s doubles semi-finals on Thursday, Indonesia suffered their worst ever showing in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, by firing blanks. It’s the first time in history that they have failed...
MALAYSIAN shuttlers will be out to avoid a Thai wipeout in the early rounds of the Asian Games. Almost all the representatives - Ng Tze Yong, Lee Zii Jia (men’s singles), Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (men’s doubles), Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (women’s doubles) and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie (mixed doubles) will be facing opponents from Thailand...
22-year-old Supha Sangaworawong, better known as Est, is an idol in and out of the pool. The 19th Asian Games currently happening in Hangzhou, China has no lack of eye candy. Hey, even the policemen are capable of an steal hearts while simply on patrol. However, a certain athlete on the Thai swim team has been getting recognised at...
THEY have a proven record in major events and this will still make men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as Malaysia’s best bets for a medal in the Asian Games although they have a testing draw in the individual events starting today at the Binjiang Gymnasium today. Aaron-Wooi Yik, the world No. 5, will play...
