{
  "id": 15352873,
  "title": "Anwar congratulates Low Zi Yu-Genevie Lim on ending Malaysia’s 34-year wait for badminton World Junior title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/anwar-congratulates-low-zi-yu-genevie-lim-on-ending-malaysias-34-year-15352873",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:29:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/18/anwar-congratulates-low-zi-yu-genevie-lim-on-ending-malaysias-34-year-wait-for-badminton-world-junior-title/239563"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his congratulations to Malaysian badminton duo Low Zi Yu and Genevie Lim for their remarkable victory at the 2026 World Junior Badminton Championships in Cairo, marking the end of a 34-year wait for the country to secure the girls’ doubles title. Prime Minister Anwar hailed the achievement as a historic milestone for Malaysian badminton, expressing pride in their success. In a Facebook post, the Prime Minister called their triumph an \"achievement to be proud of\" and urged the young athletes to maintain their stellar performance, vowing to enhance Malaysia's standing on the global stage. Yesterday’s decisive victory against Japan’s Nijika Kamata-Shizuku Kashio saw the second-seeded Malaysians clinch the title with a score of 15-7, 9-15, 15-12, ending a long-standing wait for Malaysia's maiden girls’ doubles title since the inaugural world junior meet in 1992.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated national women’s junior dou...",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "HL: Zi Yu-Genevie conquer nerves to claim world junior gold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/hl-zi-yu-genevie-conquer-nerves-to-claim-world-junior-gold",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:15:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar congratulates Low Zi Yu-Genevie Lim on ending Malaysia’s 34-year wait for badminton World Junior title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/anwar-congratulates-low-zi-yu-genevie-lim-on-ending-malaysias-34-year",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:29:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Zi Yu-Genevie end Malaysia’s 34-year wait for world junior doubles title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/zi-yu-genevie-end-malaysias-34-year-wait-for-world-junior-doubles",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:41:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}