Dad proud of Aaron's fighting spirit


Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in action during the bronze-medal playoff at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo. - REUTERS.

MELAKA: Malaysian badminton star Aaron Chia's path to the Olympics actually began at the age of four when he often followed his father Chia Boon Foo to the badminton court, thus sparking interest in the sport so much so he started representing Melaka when he was just 11 years old.

In fact, on the badminton court, the second of three siblings, who is now 24, learned the meaning of perseverance in facing every tournament and opponent without fear and never giving up.

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