Vivian-Khe Wei bow out from Rio with heads held high


Malaysian Vivian Ho Kah Mun and Woon Khe Mei losing to Japan's Matsutomo and Takashi in the Women's semi final at Riocentro in Rio De Janiero .Japan won 21-16,21-18. AZHAR MAHFOF/THE STAR (15/8/2016)

RIO DE JANEIRO: Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei just couldn’t stop the Japanese juggernaut.

The Malaysians crashed out of the women’s quarter-finals after going down to world No. 1 Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi for the eighth straight time – losing 16-21, 21-18, 9-21 in 72 minutes at the Riocentro Pavilion 4.

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