Teammates will turn rivals to become Games champions after 23 years


On song: Chen Tang Jie (back) and Peck Yen Wei beat Indonesia’s Rinov Rivaldy-Pitha Haningtyas 20-22, 21-13, 21-18 in the semi-finals.

THE happy faces said it all.

A 23-year wait for a mixed doubles badminton title in the SEA Games ended when Hoo Pang-Ron-Cheah Yee See and Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei performed brilliantly to assure a gold by making it an all-Malaysian affair in today’s final.

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