KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — After 12 long years, national para shuttler Cheah Liek Hou has managed to secure his third personal Asian Para Games gold medal in the men’s badminton doubles SU5 (physical disability), together with Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri at the 2026 Para Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan today.
The Malaysians ended the round-robin event without a single loss, beating South Koreans Jeon Sunwoo–Kim Gi Yeon 21-8, 21-13 in their last match at Ichinomiya Municipal Gymnasium, finishing on top with six points from three wins.
Pricha Somsiri–Nattaphon Thaweesap of Thailand won the silver with four points (two wins, one loss), and Taiwanese pair Fang Jen Yu–Pu Gui Yu won the bronze with two points (one win, two losses).
