Badminton

Berks County residents win gold medals at Transplant Games (Reading Eagle)

20 Jul 2008

With the gusto of a Venus Williams slam, Robin Hivner whipped the shuttlecock across the net during a badminton competition in Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Veterans in last hurrah (The New Straits Times)

20 Jul 2008

IT is a surprise really that men’s doubles Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah are headed for their third Olympic Games. In badminton terms, the pair were late starters, only catching the eye after strong performances — albeit with different partners — in the 1994 Malaysia Games in Perak.

Asian Junior Championships badminton results (The Star)

20 Jul 2008

Boys' singles: Gao Huan (Chn) bt Mohd Syawal Mohd Ismail (Mas) 21-9, 22-20; Park Sung-min (Kor) bt Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin (Mas) 17-21, 21-18, 21-19; Wang Zhengming (Chn) bt Guru Sai Dutt (Ind) 21-17, 21-18; Wong Wing Ki (Hkg) bt Rei Sato (Jpn) 21-11, 21-7.