Tan-Thinaah smash their way to Olympic quarter-finals

National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M Thinaah have made it to the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics after winning 21-18, 21-9 over the Indonesian pairing of Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Ramadhanti in straight games.

They entered their last Group A match at Adidas Arena in Port de La Chapelle to make it into the last eight, overtaking two-time former world champions Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara of Japan.

Following the win, Tan and Thinaah...