{
  "id": 3185084,
  "title": "Shuttler Wooi Yik stunned by Asian Games axe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/shuttler-wooi-yik-stunned-by-asian-games-axe",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:02:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/08/1518389/shuttler-wooi-yik-stunned-asian-games-axe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian men's doubles shuttler Soh Wooi Yik was stunned by his exclusion from the upcoming Asian Games, despite the pair's silver medal finish at the 2022 World Championships. The decision by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to drop Wooi Yik from the squad came as a surprise, leaving his regular partner Aaron Chia to pair up with Tee Kai Wun for the Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4. The omission affected the team's chances of securing a gold medal, as Wooi Yik and Chia were the only Malaysian shuttlers to finish on the podium at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, taking home bronze.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Pakistan to host South Asian Games in April next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/pakistan-to-host-south-asian-games-in-april-next-year",
        "published": "2026-08-24T04:59:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}