Wei Chong’s injury deals huge blow to gold medal hopes

Malaysia's Man Wei Chong, right, and Tee Kai Wun compete against Thailand's Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Nanthakam Yordphaisong during their men's team badminton final match at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bac Giang, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

ONE had a knee injury while the other had hurt his ankle.

But Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun braved through their pain to give Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn-Nanthakarn Yordphaisong a hard time before going down fighting 20-22, 20-22 in a tie which was eventually won by Thailand 3-0.