Agency :
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won badminton women’s doubles gold on Monday, breaking a Chinese stranglehold and claiming Indonesia’s first title of the Tokyo Olympics.
The pair beat China’s Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21-19, 21-15 to pick up Indonesia’s first Olympic medal in women’s doubles.
China had won every women’s doubles gold but two since badminton’s debut at the 1992 Games, but the Indonesians came flying out of the blocks and never let up until the final point.
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won badminton women’s doubles gold on Monday, breaking a Chinese stranglehold and claiming Indonesia’s first title of the Tokyo Olympics.
The pair beat China’s Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21-19, 21-15 to pick up Indonesia’s first Olympic medal in women’s doubles.
China had won every women’s doubles gold but two since badminton’s debut at the 1992 Games, but the Indonesians came flying out of the blocks and never let up until the final point.
