Pearly-Thinaah shed tears after defeat by Japanese duo

Tearful end: Japan’s Nami Matsuyama (right) and Chiharu Shida are congratulated by Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah after their women’s doubles badminton bronze medal match. — AP

THEY fought tooth-and-nail to get into the last four, and gave their all in the semi-finals. And when it came to the bronze medal playoff, Malaysia’s women’s doubles badminton pair had very little left to give.

Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s gallant run in the Paris Olympics ended with a painful defeat at the hands of Japan’s world No. 4 Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida at the Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle yesterday