PETALING JAYA: Malaysians were exhilarated, to say the least, by the historic feat of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik who became the first Malaysian men’s doubles world champions at the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo.
From the King to the ordinary citizen, the delight was obvious.
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