SEPANG: Shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah received a heroes’ welcome after returning home following their historic success at the World Championships in Paris.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) Deputy President V. Subramaniam were among those who greeted Tang Jie-Ee Wei and Pearly-Thinaah at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on Tuesday (Sept 2).
Family members and fans also turned up to welcome them, creating a celebratory atmosphere.
Fans shouted “Malaysia Boleh” and “Merdeka” as the players arrived.
World No. 4 Tang Jie-Ee Wei made history by capturing Malaysia’s first-ever gold in mixed doubles at the world meet after stunning China’s world No. 2 Jiang Zhenbang-Wei Yaxin on Sunday (Aug 31).
World No. 2 Pearly-Thinaah also won the country’s first medal in women’s doubles at the world meet.
The pair impressively beat Japan’s Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the last four before going down fighting to China’s world No. 1 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in the final to win silver.
