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In Olympics pursuit: Mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat (back) and Shevon Lai Jemie aim to qualify for Tokyo Games.

SHUTTLER Soniia Cheah went through two surgeries to recover from her ruptured Achilles tendon between 2013 and 2015.

It could have been so easy just to walk away from the sport but she did not give up. Instead, the 29-year-old national No. 1 persevered and is now on the brink of qualifying for her first Olympics in Tokyo.

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