tags - Sinar Daily

Taiwan's gold medallists (L) Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin and Malaysia's bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik stand up for the anthem of Chinese Taipei on the podium at the men's doubles badminton medal ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 4, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia celebrates winning the 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 AFP)

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

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)

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

Zii Jia secured a straight-sets victory, 21-13, 24-22, in 43 minutes. Photo by Bernama

National men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik ended their three-match losing streak against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, here today. Photo by Bernama

Japan's Wakana Nagahara reacts on the ground behind the net next to Malaysia's Muralitharan Thinaah in the women's doubles badminton group stage match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by AFP)