Thumbs-up: Cheah Liek Hou posing with his coach Rashid after winning the gold medal in the Brazil Para-Badminton International in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Para shuttler Cheah Liek Hou has finally defeated his nemesis Dheva Anrimusthi of Indonesia for the first time in two years en route to winning the Brazil Para-Badminton International title in Sao Paulo.
The 31-year-old Liek Hou, seeded joint third-fourth, battled for 58 minutes on Saturday to upstage the top seed Dheva 21-15,10-21,21-16 in the final of the SU5 men’s singles class (impairment in upper body).
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