China capture Asian Junior mixed team title, pay touching tribute to fallen comrade


PETALING JAYA: China successfully defended the Asian Junior badminton mixed team title after beating South Korea 3-1 in the final.

The Chinese team paid a touching tribute to men's singles shuttler Zhang Zhijie, who sadly collapsed and died during the group stage match against Japan.

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