Kian Meng looks forward to Tokyo after rare stint in Rio


(BRIEF CAPTION) Malaysia mixed double pair Lai Pei Jing (left) and Tan Kian Meng celebrates after beating their senior pair Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying during the semi-final round of the Malaysia Master badminton tournament at SPICE Arena in Penang .Star pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star / 22 January 2016.

PETALING JAYA: A rare chance being in Rio de Janeiro for the recent Olympics has ignited the fire in Tan Kian Meng.

The 22-year-old mixed doubles shuttler and singles shuttler Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin were the sparring partners who accompanied the Olympic squad in Rio.

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