Cheah Liek Hou celebrates his victory after beating his Indonesian opponent Dheva Anrimusthi in the men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) category final of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium today. – Bernama photo
TOKYO (Sept 4): Six-time world champion Cheah Liek Hou made history today when he became the first Paralympic badminton men’s singles champion.
The 33-year-old world number two was in devastating form as he crushed his nemesis and Games favourite Anrimusthi Dheva of Indonesia 21-17, 21-15 in the men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) final at the Yoyogi National Stadium today.
Badminton is making its debut at the Tokyo Paralympics.
In the first game, world number one Anrimusthi made a series of errors to hand Liek Hou a comfortable 5-0 before the Indonesian closed the gap to 5-8. – Bernama
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