Health issue weighs heavily on Jin Wei as her campaign ends early

National women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei in action against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon in the first round of Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil on Wednesday. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Expectations were not high on women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei (pic), but something clearly looked amiss when she stepped on the court in the opening round of the World Championships in Paris yesterday.

The 25-year-old struggled to keep pace with world No. 14 Gao Fangjie in their first-round clash at the Adidas Arena, going down tamely 14-21, 9-21 in just 34 minutes.