History-makers Pearly-Thinaah smash into Olympics semis


Awesome show: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah march into the Paris Olympic Games semi-finals. - AP

PETALING JAYA: Pumped-up Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah put up a fantastic show to become Malaysia’s first women’s doubles pair to reach the semi-finals at the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 1).

The top Malaysian pair outclassed Kim So-young-Kong Hee-yong of South Korea 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes in the quarter-finals at the Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle.

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