Shuttler’s spirit intact despite shattered Olympics dream

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PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Shevon Lai Jemie is not a quitter.

The 27-year-old could have easily bid goodbye to the sport after missing the Tokyo Olympic Games cut with partner Goh Soon Huat in the mixed doubles but she is not planning to throw all her years of hard work down the drain just like that.

The other two set to make the trip are Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing, who are also professionals. Soon Huat-Shevon were ranked 11th in the Road to Tokyo ranking but it was not good enough to land them a debut in the Games. This is because a country can only have one pair in the top 16 unless both pairs are ranked in the top eight.

“The easier route is to quit definitely but Soon Huat and I know that if we want to achieve something, we have to go through the hardship, nothing comes easy, ” she said.

 

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