Sparring with Peng Soon-Liu Ying brings out the Olympian in Tang Jie


Learning from one another: (from left) Goh Liu Ying, Chen Tang Jie and Chan Peng Soon posing for a photograph after their training session.

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Chen Tang Jie is even more inspired to become an Olympian after a short training stint with seniors Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying.

The 23-year-old Tang Jie’s job as a sparring partner for independent shuttlers Peng Soon-Liu Ying over a six-week period ended at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) just hours before the Rio Olympic Games silver medallists Peng Soon-Liu Ying and the rest of the badminton team members left for Tokyo for the Olympic Games yesterday.

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