Lee Yang-Chi-lin re-enact glorious Olympic feat to end two-year drought


On the podium again: Taiwan’s Wang Chi-Lin (left) and Lee Yang posing for the cameras after winning the Japan Open men’s doubles title yesterday. — AP

PETALING JAYA: Taiwan men’s doubles pair Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin ended their two-year barren run on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world tour when they captured the Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday – at the same venue where they were crowned Olympic champions in 2021.

Lee Yang-Chi-lin’s success at the Yoyogi National Gimnasium 24 months ago was Taiwan’s first ever Olympic gold in badminton but it was also the start of the pair’s struggle on the tour.

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