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22:47, 27-Aug-2017
China's Chen, Jia win women's doubles title at Badminton World Championship
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China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan defeated Japanese duo Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota to win the women's doubles title at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow on Sunday.
The fourth seeded Chen and Jia beat the Japanese pair 21-18, 17-21, 21-15 for the first gold medal in the worlds held at the Emirates Arena.
China's Jia Yifan (right) and Chen Qingchen return against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota during their women's doubles final match during the 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton at Emirates Arena in Glasgow on August 27. /AFP Photo
China's Jia Yifan (right) and Chen Qingchen return against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota during their women's doubles final match during the 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton at Emirates Arena in Glasgow on August 27. /AFP Photo
Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota touch hands as they play China's Jia Yifan and Chen Qingchen in their women's doubles final match in Glasgow on August 27. /AFP Photo
Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota touch hands as they play China's Jia Yifan and Chen Qingchen in their women's doubles final match in Glasgow on August 27. /AFP Photo
China's Jia Yifan (R) and Chen Qingchen react as they play against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in Glasgow. /AFP Photo
China's Jia Yifan (R) and Chen Qingchen react as they play against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in Glasgow. /AFP Photo
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency