Indonesia's Greysia Polii(1st L)/Rahayu Apriyani compete during the women's double gold medal match of Badminton against China's Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's world No. 6 shuttlers Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu beat China's second seeds Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 21-19, 21-15 in the women's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.
The Indonesian pair raced to a strong start and kept the advantage till the end. In the second set, Chen/Jia, unable to bounce back, were overwhelmed by their opponents.
In an earlier match at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, South Korea's No. 5 Kim So-yeong/Kong Hee-yong crushed their compatriots world No. 4 Lee So-hee/Shin Seung-chan 21-10, 21-17 to get the bronze. Enditem