Siwei can’t imagine being a nearly man again in Olympics

China's Zheng Siwei, left, and Huang Yaqiong return the shuttlecock to Japan's Arisa Higashino and Yuta Watanabe during their mixed doubles badminton gold medal match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

PETALING JAYA: Zheng Siwei has promised there will be no more heartbreak in Paris after missing out on the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The mixed doubles shuttler from China narrowly lost 17-21, 21-17, 19-21 to compatriots Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping in the final.