Peng Soon brought honour to family, says father

GEORGE TOWN: Chan Chee Kang is a proud dad after his son, Peng Soon, won silver for Malaysia in the mixed doubles badminton final of the Rio Olympics.
The 57-year-old said he was proud as his son had played well in the match against the Indonesian pair of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
"This is a honour to my family," he told reporters when watching the live telecast of the match late on Wednesday night at a restaurant in Jalan Thean Teik here with friends and family.
Chee Kang said he discovered Peng Soon had a good feel of the game when playing badminton with him at an early age.
"He was hitting the shuttlecock every time I hit it to him and I got him playing the game more often before sending him for training," he said.
Chee Kang said he will be taking Peng Soon to the temple when he returns to Penang to give thanks for winning a medal in the Olympics.
Meanwhile at the live telecast in Gurney Paragon, Hunza Properties director Datuk Seri Khor Teng Tong announced Peng Soon will be given a RM50,000 incentive for his efforts.
This is on top of the RM100,000 the Penang government will be rewarding him.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today also announced RM25,000 will be awarded to Goh Liu Ying, the playing partner of Peng Soon, for her effort in bringing home a medal.
He noted while the Malacca government will be awarding RM25,000 to Peng Soon, his administration will do the same for Goh as both had made the country proud.
"I like to congratulate the pair for creating history by winning silver in the mixed doubles," he added in a video post on Facebook.