Much catching up to do for shuttlers in chase for gold

A pair to bank on: Aaron Chia (left) and Soh Wooi Yik react during the bronze-medal playoff against Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. — AP

PETALING JAYA: The wait for the nation’s first Olympics gold medal in badminton goes on.

The shuttlers did live up to their reputation as the major medal contributor for the Malaysian contingent by winning a bronze through men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.