HK shuttlers out of women's doubles
Hong Kong's Lianne Yeung and Yeung Pui-lam have failed to advance in the women's doubles in badminton at the Paris Olympics. In their final group match on Tuesday, the SAR duo lost to Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning of China. The first game was a closely fought affair before the No 4 seed from China prevailed, 21-18. The second game was also close with the score tied several times early on, before Liu and Tan put on a late charge to come away 21-15 winners. "We did well because we didn't fear them for their ranking. Even when we were trailing by many points during the match, we absolutely didn't give up and we tried to fight point by point," Lianne Yeung said afterwards. The SAR pair finished in third place in Group B with one win and two losses. China topped the group and Bulgaria came second, both advancing to the next round.