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Bringing on their 'A' game for country BRINGING ON THEIR W GAME FOR COUNTRY and lockdowns. “If we win a gold, we will ded­ Medal hopefuls Peng Soon-Liu Ying grateful for nation s support Peng Soon-Liu Ying recorded icate our medals to all Malaysians, three quarter-final results at the who have been supporting us all Yonex and Toyota Thailand Opens these years,“ he said. TOKYO 2016 Rio edition. nation/5 she said in a statement and the in their open­ Peng Soon-Liu Ying are drawn Liu Ying, who together with issued by Yobick, a Japanese yo­ ing three events of the season. against 's second seeds HILE all the focus is men's singles are ghurt drink brand, yesterday. in March, they reached _ Wang Yi Lyu-Huang Dong on cyclist Azizulhas- 's flag-bearers for the Yobick has been sponsoring the semi-finals of the All Ping, Germany's Mark ni Awang to win opening ceremony on Friday, is Peng Soon-Liu Ying since 2019. England in Birmingham, Lamfuss-Isabel Hettrich Malaysia's first determined to make the country In 2016, the World No 7 were which marked their final in- and Hong Kong's Tan WOlympic gold medal, Cpharonu Pde wngi th Peng Soon. The pair silver medallists at the Rio Games ternational outing following Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet Soon- could well are now independent shuttiers. after a 21-14, 21-12 defeat to In­ the cancellation of tourna- in Group D. steal the show and return with “To be able to win gold in the donesia's - merits due to the pandemic. The Malaysians will the top prize from Tokyo. Olympics would give me the in the final. Meanwhile, Peng Soon hopes open their campaign on Saturday The mixed doubles pair greatest joy of my career. The pair have recorded decent they can produce their 'A' game against Chun Man-Ying Suet. On­ certainly have the pedigree to “I would never have persevered results this year, although the when they start their mixed dou­ ly the top two pairs from the go far in Tokyo following their all these years without the con­ Covid-19 pandemic affected their bles campaign at the Musashino group will qualify for the quarter­ silver-medal showing at the tinuous support from the entire preparations due to restrictions Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo. finals. Bernama