PETALING JAYA: 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics silver medallists Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong are hoping to secure a morale-boosting sponsorship extension with Yonex before they defend their Taiwan Open (Sept 1-6) title.
The duo are hoping that badminton tournaments, disrupted because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will restart soon.
Yonex came on board in early 2019 to support the former No. 1 pair’s bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after they left the national team.“We intend to stick together beyond the Olympics next year, whether we qualify or not, ” said Wee Kiong. “Hopefully we will be able to secure at least a one-year extension to keep us going until the world meet.”
The postponement of the Games has put V Shem-Wee Kiong back in the race together with Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin to win one of the maximum two tickets for the Tokyo Games.
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