Peng Soon-Liu Ying storm into Olympic Games semis in style


2016 Rio Olympics - Badminton - Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals - Riocentro - Pavilion 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. Peng Soon Chan (MAS) of Malaysia and Liu Ying Goh (MAS) of Malaysia celebrate after winning their match against Robert Mateusiak (POL) of Poland and Nadiezda Zieba (POL) of Poland. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Four years ago, Goh Liu Ying-Chan Peng Soon went to the London Olympics but returned home without a single win.

Now, the Malaysian mixed doubles pair are just steps away from winning a medal at the world’s biggest Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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