Indonesian pair nails gold in badminton

TOKYO – Indonesia’s Greysia Polii said her years of “passion and commitment” had been rewarded, after earning badminton redemption with Olympic women’s doubles gold on Monday.

The 33-year-old veteran and partner Apriyani Rahayu beat China’s Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, 21-19, 21-15, to pick up their country’s first Olympic medal in women’s doubles.

It was also Indonesia’s first gold of the Tokyo Games.

The win marked an incredible turnaround for Polii, ready to quit the sport five years ago when her partner Nitya Krishinda Maheswari needed knee surgery.