Deja vu as Aaron-Wooi Yik fall in Olympics semis again
Published on: Friday, August 02, 2024
By: FMT
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Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik will take part in the play-off for the bronze medal, which they won during the Tokyo Games in 2021. (AP pic)
PETALING JAYA: National badminton men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have again failed to make the Olympics final after losing to China’s Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang in their semi-final match today.
Aaron-Wooi Yik, who won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, lost 19-21, 21-15, 17-21 to the world No. 1 pair.
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The Malaysians will take part in the play-off for the bronze medal on Sunday, where they will face either Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark or Taiwan’s Lee Yang-Wang Chi Lin, who took gold in the last Olympics.
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