Pearly-Thinaah go down fighting to China's No. 1 in semis, now aiming for bronze

It's alright: Malaysia's Pearly Tan, left, and M.Thinaah react during their women's doubles badminton semi-final match against China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan at the Olympic Games in Paris, France. - AP

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's hopes of reaching the final of the Paris Olympics was dashed after they went down fighting to China's world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

But they can certainly walk tall.