Pearly-Thinaah back in spotlight after winning Olympics spot


Marked improvement: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah went down fighting to Japan’s world No. 11 Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto in the last eight of the All-England last week.

PETALING JAYA: Things are starting to look up for women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah.

A week after a positive performance in the All-England in Birmingham, the pair received confirmation of their qualification to the Paris Olympics in July.

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