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Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng and Algeria's Imane Khelif (Blue) compete in the women's 66kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on Aug 6, 2024. - (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

Malaysia's singles Lee Zii Jia receiving the bronze medal in the men's singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Porte De La Chapelle Arena yesterday. - Photo by Bernama

Yesterday, Zii Jia became the third Malaysian to win an Olympic medal in men's singles badminton, following Rashid's bronze at Atlanta 1996 and Datuk Lee Chong Wei's three silver medals at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Photo by Bernama

Yesterday, Zii Jia delivered the second bronze for Malaysia when he bounced back from a game down to outlast India's Lakshya Sen 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 in an energy-sapping 71-minute third-placing playoff at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena. Photo by Bernama

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Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia plays a shot to India's Lakshya Sen in their men's singles badminton bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Gold medallist China's Pan Zhanle poses with his medal on the podium of the men's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

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The hopes of Malaysians to see Pearly-Thinaah advance to the final were crushed when they lost 12-21, 21-18, 15-21 after a 78-minute battle. Photo by Bernama

Italy's Angela Carini takes a break while fighting against Algeria's Imane Khelif in the women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)