Aaron-Wooi Yik stun world champions to deliver Malaysia's first Olympics medal


Yes, we did. Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik win a bronze at the Olympic Games. - AP

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's wait for a first medal at the Tokyo Olympics has finally ended after shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik delivered a bronze in the men's doubles competition.

Aaron-Wooi Yik upset the formbooks by beating reigning world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan 17-21, 21-17, 21-14 in a pulsating 50-minute battle to prevent Malaysia from ending their Olympics campaign without a medal for the first time since Athens 2004.

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