Duo grab Taiwan’s second gold in men’s badminton at Olympics
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Taiwan’s Lee Yang receives his gold medal from teammate Wang Chi-lin. (Reuters photo) Taiwan’s Lee Yang receives his gold medal from teammate Wang Chi-lin. (Reuters photo)
Taiwan’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin receive their gold medals in Tokyo. (Reuters photo) Taiwan’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin receive their gold medals in Tokyo. (Reuters photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Lee Yang (李洋) and Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) gave Taiwan its second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Liu Yuchen (劉雨辰) and Li Junhui (李俊慧) of China in the badminton men’s doubles final Saturday (July 31).
The first set saw frequent ups and downs in the score but ended with a 21-18 victory for the Taiwanese duo over their No. 3-seeded adversaries. The second set saw a much more pronounced lead for Lee and Wang, who finished with a 21-12 score.
The victory improves upon Taiwan’s already record six medals at the Tokyo games, now giving the country a total of seven medals. Taiwan’s previous gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics was for women’s weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun (郭婞淳), who flew home Saturday.
The country’s athletes have also won two silver and three bronze medals.
Taiwan men’s badminton duo defeats China to win Olympic gold
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Badminton-Taiwan wins gold in men’s doubles
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Men’s Doubles - Gold medal match - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 31, 2021. Lee Yang of Taiwan and Wang Chi-Lin of Taiwan celebrate winning the match against Li Junhui of China and Liu Yuchen of China. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin won the badminton men’s doubles Olympic gold medal on Saturday by beating China’s Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen 21-18 21-12 at the Tokyo Games.
The Chinese duo therefore claimed silver, while Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik bagged the event’s bronze medal.
Reporting by Richa Naidu Editing by Christian Radnedge
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