Peng Soon (second left) and Liu Ying (right) celebrate their semi-final victory with their coaches Chin Eei Hui and Jeremy Gan at the Rio Olympics.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Malaysia is just one step away from an Olympic gold medal after Chan Peng Soon-Goh Yiu Ling (pic) qualified for the mixed doubles finals at the Rio Olympic Games here on Monday.
The shuttlers sparked off celebrations at Pavilion 4, Riocentro, when they packed off 2012 London Olympics silver pair, China's Chen Xu-Ma Jin 21-12, 21-19 in a 45-minute heart-stopping match.
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