Vivian-Khe Wei grab Women’s Doubles gold in Glasgow

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GLASGOW:Malaysia’s Vivian Khoo-Woon Khe Wei grabbed the gold medal in style in the women’s badminton doubles event at the Emirates Arena, Sunday on the last day of the 20th Commonwealth Games.

In the dramatic match, Vivian-Khe Wei tamed the Indian pair of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnanppa 21-17 in the first set.

The win inspired the Malaysian pair to block Jwala-Ashwini in a tight second set 23-21 in 41 minutes.

The bronze was won by the English pair of Gabriel Adcock-Lauren Smith who beat another Malaysian pair of Lim Pei Jing-Lim Yin Loo 16-21, 21-15 and 21-16 on Saturday.

Vivian said the hard work and diligence in analysing the game of their opponents had helped them in winning the gold.

“We are very happy with the victory. The win is most meaningful. This gold medal is also dedicated to all Malaysians especially as we are now grieving over the MH17 tragedy. “Of course, we were confident and inspired right from the first set and wanted to focus on winning only. What is important is not to place pressure on ourselves,” she told reporters, here today.

Their win gave the Malaysian contingent its fifth gold medal, after the one won by Mohd. Hafifi Mansor (wightlifting), Datuk Nicol Ann David (squash, singles), badminton mixed team, and national diver Ooi Tze Liang’s gold in the 3m men’s individual springboard event. — BERNAMA