V Shem-Wee Kiong resume quest to reach Olympics despite heavy odds

Go get ’em: Goh V Shem (left) and Tan Wee Kiong face Denmark’s Daniel Lund­gaard-Mathias Thyrri in the first round of the Swiss Open in Basel.

PETALING JAYA: Independent doubles shuttler Goh V Shem insists that he and Tan Wee Kiong are still in high spirits although their path to the Tokyo Olympics have become tougher.

The Rio Olympics silver medallists resume their quest to qualify for the July 23-Aug 8 showpiece at the Swiss Open in Basel today with the odds heavily stacked against them due to the uncertainty surrounding the remaining qualifiers.