Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen (L) of China celebrate scoring during the badminton men's doubles final against Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (L) of Chinese Taipei at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Taipei's world No.3 Lee Yang/Wang Chi Lin beat China's third seeds Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen 2-0 in badminton men's doubles final to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday.
Lee and Wang were tailing 10-6 before they caught up to lead a 21-18 win. Li/Liu, unable to bounce back, were overwhelmed by their opponents and lost the second set 21-12. Li/Liu harvested thier first Olympic silver.
In the bronze medal match staged earlier the day, Malaysia's Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik beat Indonesia's second seeds Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan 17-21, 21-17, 21-14 to win the bronze. Enditem
