Indonesia wins badminton women's doubles at Tokyo Olympics
02/08/2021 02:47 PM
TOKYO, Aug 2 -- Indonesia's world number six shuttlers Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu beat China's second seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 21-19, 21-15 in the women's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.
The Indonesian pair raced to a strong start and kept the advantage till the end, Xinhua News Agency reported.
In the second set, Chen/Jia, unable to bounce back, were overwhelmed by their opponents,
In an earlier match at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, South Korea's number five Kim So-yeong/Kong Hee-yong crushed their compatriots world number four Lee So-hee/Shin Seung-chan 21-10, 21-17 to get the bronze.
-- BERNAMA
