Fighters: Doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah posing with their trophies after finishing as the runners-up at the World Championships. - AFP
PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh hailed women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah for their historic silver medal win in the World Championships.
Pearly-Thinaah fought their hearts out before going down 14-21, 22-20, 1 7-21 to China's world No. 1 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in a thrilling 83-minute final at the Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle in Paris on Sunday (Aug 31).
