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Indonesia win badminton men's doubles gold
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Updated: 2008-08-17 00:01
Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan (L) of Indonesia compete with Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China at the men's doubles finals of the 2008 Olympic Games badminton match, in Beijing, August 16, 2008. Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan won the match 2-1.[Xinhua] |
BEIJING -- Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan won the Olympic gold medal in the badminton men's doubles on Saturday.
China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won China's won silver and South Korea's Hwang Ji-man and Lee Jae-jin the bronze.
Cai and Fu took game one 21-12, but the Indonesians powered back in the second game to win 21-11 after gaining an early lead that was helped by a service fault from the Chinese.
In the decider, the Indonesians attacked aggressively and kept finding holes in the Chinese defence to win 21-16.