Proud parents welcome home world champions

The Star

Malaysia's historic badminton world champions Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei received an emotional heroes' welcome at KLIA on Tuesday (Sept 2) from their proud families.  The families, joined by fans shouting "Malaysia Boleh" and officials including Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, celebrated not only Tang Jie and Ee Wei's mixed doubles gold but also Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah's historic women's doubles silver at the World Championships in Paris.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Let's go, let's go, let's go.

00:03Okay, can you tell us a little bit about the feeling when you see Iwei winning the championship with Ranggit?

00:10It's really, after the championship, it's really emotional.

00:16This is the first time Iwei got a title.

00:21Especially this year, in this special day, Metika Day.

00:25And then every Malaysian was so happy we are watching her game at this moment.

00:33We were so very very excited, super excited.

00:37Bila itu lagu Negaraku dinyanyikan, kita rasa banyak bangga lah.

00:43Kita nangis sama sekali.

00:48Betul, dekat rumah kita nangis, rasa banyak bangga.

00:52This is a process lah, this is a process.

00:55We learn from the mistakes, we learn from the experience.

00:58And then from here, I think they learn a lot.

01:02That's why they managed to break through this obstacle all these years.

01:09Until last time Iwei got, she was sick and you know, all that.

01:15So, I mean, when she went through all those, did you all ever think she could, you know?

01:19Yeah, yeah, we never expect that she can go that far.

01:22Actually, actually Iwei is a very strong and determination girl, yeah.

01:27She actually fight.

01:30When she was sick that time, she really fight for it.

01:33She very disciplined herself and then very hard working.

01:37And then this is what she deserve it for today.

01:40Yeah.

01:41All hard work has paid off.

01:43I mean, she's very strong and very strong.

01:48I mean, she's very strong.

01:50I mean, she's very strong.

01:52She's very strong.

01:54Among these friends in the school, she's also very active.

01:59She's active.

02:00She's active.

02:01Bola keranjang, badminton,

02:03every sport she likes.

02:05Sport lah?

02:06She likes, actually.

02:07She likes.

02:08Then, when in school, you know we wear uniform, right?

02:11we wear skirts especially ladies she don't she's t-shirt and shorts she wears skirt when we want to

02:18discipline her we ask her to wear skirt yeah she went she wear the uniform to the school

02:22when we go to the school after that afterwards you'll see after school she'll see all with

02:27t-shirts and shorts and then later on the school teacher principal also know she's the type of

02:33characters because she's very active in the district sport in the school yeah tonight we're going to

02:38have a dinner with her and then slowly like i think my especially my mother the the grandmother

02:45she's all this what you don't watch the this uh matches one but now she's very good in watching

02:51the band so uh maybe maybe i will try to arrange because her timing is quite tight also so i'll

02:58try to arrange with the this uh gathering with the family in melaka and kl as well yeah

03:03uh i think now she has won the world champion what is your home for her in the future next

03:12the journey is still ongoing i hope she can get more title for malaysia

03:19ini special memang memang special lah sebab hari kemerdekaan macam melaysia

03:23i can checkup to make it happen like last year last year i'll be able to get it then

03:45Mixed. So, how does auntie see that she's got a good job to get to this?

03:52I don't want to describe it.

03:55I really don't want to describe what she...

04:00Actually, if she's got a world champion, it's not the only one.

04:05She must be more work hard.

04:08Okay, one more!

04:10Okay, thank you!

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