No getting mixed up


Winning at all costs: Malaysia’s Chan Peng Soon (right) and Goh Liu Ying in action against India’s Satwik Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa in the bronze-medal playoff yesterday.

IT was only a bronze medal but mixed doubles shuttlers Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying still had to win it as if it was the gold.

Peng Soon-Liu Ying had to contest the bronze-medal playoff with India’s Satwik Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa after going down fighting 19-21, 17-21 to Chris Adcock-Gabrielle Adcock of England in the semi-finals at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre yesterday.

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