Badminton women's pair end 21-year Deaflympics gold drought


Boon Wei Ying.

KUALA LUMPUR: Deaf women's badminton doubles pair Boon Wei Ying-Foo Zu Tung have ended Malaysia's 21-year gold medal drought at the Deaflympic games.

The duo won the gold at the 24th Games in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, yesterday (early Thursday (May 12) morning in Malaysia).

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