Pain of missing Paris fuels fire in Shohibul-Bagas

Indonesia men’s doubles shuttlers Muhammad Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana in action against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty during the group match of Thomas Cup Finals at Hi-Tech Sports Centre in Chengdu, China on Wednesday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

CHENGDU: Indonesia’s Shohibul Fikri-Bagas Maulana are using the pain of narrowly missing out on a spot in the Paris Olympics as fuel in the Thomas Cup Finals.

Shohibul-Bagas suffered a heartbreak after finishing in ninth spot in the Race to Paris rankings.