Wan Wah and Boon Heong salute duo for bronze playoff feat

Sad ending: Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong in action during their bronze medal playoff match against South Korean players Lee Yong-dae-Jung Jae-sung at Wembley Arena in the 2012 London Games.

PETALING JAYA: Former Olympians Lee Wan Wah and Tan Boon Heong have saluted national men’s pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik for doing what they had failed to do – win in playoffs for bronze at the Olympics.

Aaron-Wooi Yik put up a valiant fight to beat world champions Mohamad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan 17-21, 21-17, 21-14 for the country’s first medal at the Games on Saturday.