PARIS — With a convincing 21-12, 21-6 Group I win over Mauritius' 93rd-ranked Kate Foo Kune on July 30, Yeo Jia Min has become the first Singaporean badminton player to make the Olympics round of 16 since Gu Juan lost at the same stage to Taiwanese Cheng Shao-chieh at London 2012. The women's singles world No. 20 also beat refugee...
Yeo Jia Min tops group after win, becomes first Singaporean badminton player to reach Olympics round of 16 since 2012PHOTO: The Straits TimesPARIS — With a convincing 21-12, 21-6 Group I win over Mauritius' 93rd-ranked Kate Foo Kune on July 30, Yeo Jia Min has become the first Singaporean badminton player to make the Olympics round of 16 since Gu Juan lost at the same stage to Taiwanese Cheng Shao-chieh at London 2012.
Yeo, 25, is likely to face Japan's 10th-ranked Aya Ohori, whom she has not beaten in three tries, on Aug 1 for a place in the quarter-finals.
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