PARIS, Aug 2 – National women’s doubles Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, who created history in entering the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, have to concede to the prowess of world number one pair, Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan again Friday.
In the semi-final at Porte de La Chapelle Arena this morning (evening in Malaysia), the hopes of Malaysians to see Pearly-Thinaah advance to the final were crushed when they lost 12-21, 21-18, 15-21 after a 78-minute battle.
However they still have the chance to create another record by winning the first medal for Malaysia in the event when they meet either world number five Liu Sheng Shu-Tang Ning of China or Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the bronze medal decider tomorrow.
