JAKARTA - The bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics did not satisfy Malaysian men's doubles Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik.

Chia/Soh said they still have ambitions to improve their medal record on the world's highest sporting stage in the Los Angeles 2028 edition.

"Yes, we still have a target to improve or get a better medal in Los Angeles. However, at this time I don't think it's time to (worry) it, because competition is still tight," Chia said when met at Istora Senayan Jakarta, quoted from ANTARA, Sunday, January 26.

Speaking of competition, the world number five men's doubles said that currently the competition in the sector they are in is very fierce. Not only in the world arena, but also in fellow Malaysian couples.

In three tournaments earlier this year, three neighboring country pairs took turns entering the semifinals and even finals, namely Chia/Soh, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, and Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee.

However, Chia/Soh assessed that the healthy competition between them was a positive thing, moreover they would soon be in one team to defend the country in a number of championships such as the Asian Team Championships (BATC) and the Sudirman Cup.

"We also hope that this will be a momentum to be sustainable (presidential), because later there will be team championships, namely BATC and Sudirman Cup. This is a good thing," said Chia.

In addition, Malaysia's number one men's doubles also want to maintain their consistency before being coached by Herry Iman Pierngadi in February.

"We think the competition between us is also a good thing for Malaysian men's doubles before Coach Herry IP started (coaching us) in February," Chia said.

"We want to learn a lot from Coach Herry, he brings many strong players including Kevin (Sanjaya Sukamuljo) and Gideon (Fernaldi) to excel. We hope that we can excel also under his coaching," said Soh added.


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