Early Olympics exit for Peng Soon-Liu Ying after loss to German pair


Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying lost to Germany's Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Herttrich in their mixed doubles badminton group stage match at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo. - AFP.

PETALING JAYA: The Olympic Games hopes are as good as over for mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying after losing their second consecutive group match.

In a match that should favour the Malaysians, the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists Peng Soon-Liu Ying went down 12-21, 15-21 to Germany's Mark Lamsfuss-Isabel Herttrich in Group D at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo.

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