Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Badminton
China golden in women’s doubles badminton
Du Jing and Yu Yang won China’s first gold medal in Olympic badminton on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won in the final of women’s doubles.
Second-seeded Du and Yu overpowered the fourth-seeded Koreans on their way to a 21-15, 21-13 win and China’s second medal of the tournament.
Du and Yu took control of the match going on a nine-point run in the second game to make it 20-12 before winning when Lee Hyo-jung’s return on match point went out.
China’s Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen took the bronze medal with a 21-17, 21-10 win over Japan’s Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna.
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