PARIS: Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter at the centre of a Paris Olympics gender row to guarantee herself a medal after convincingly winning her quarter-final on Sunday (Aug 4).
PETALING JAYA: Euphoria erupted among Malaysians as men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik won the bronze medal, the first triumph for Malaysia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The duo came back from the brink of defeat to pull off a superb 16-21, 22-20, 21-19 win to claim the bronze medal. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof expressed thanks to Chia and Soh for winning the first medal for Malaysia in this Olympics.
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