OLYMPICS/Taiwanese shuttlers Lee, Wang advance to quarterfinals at Olympics
07/31/2024 09:40 PM
![Lee Yang (in red, left) and Wan Chi-lin cheers after winning a group stage game at the Paris Games on Wednesday. CNA photo July 31, 2024](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2024/20240731/1152x768_267961422753.jpg)
Taipei, July 31 (CNA) Tokyo Olympics gold medalists Lee Yang (李洋) and Wang Chi-lin (王齊麟) advanced to the badminton men's doubles quarterfinals at the Paris Olympic Games Wednesday with a fourth consecutive win in Group D.
The duo defeated China's Liu Yuchen (劉雨辰) and Ou Xuanyi (歐烜屹) after a close match went to a third game.
The Taiwanese duo were forced to come from behind after losing the first game 17-21, drawing level after a close second game ended 21-17.
The third game was a hard fought affair from beginning to end, but the Lee-Wang pairing found an extra gear as the match drew to an end, holding their nerve to win the decisive points needed to claim victory 24-22.
Lee and Wang were undefeated in the group stage.
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