{
  "id": 3452335,
  "title": "Thinaah eyes crucial two-week drill to shape up for Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/thinaah-eyes-crucial-two-week-drill-to-shape-up-for-asian-games",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:13:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/2026/08/1519096/thinaah-eyes-crucial-two-week-drill-shape-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "M. Thinaah, world No. 5 national women's doubles player, believes the period following the China Masters tournament will be crucial for her and partner Pearly Tan's preparations for the upcoming Asian Games in two weeks' time. The pair will first compete in the China Masters from September 1-6 before entering the final two-week training phase. Thinaah emphasized the importance of training and remaining injury-free during this critical period. Thinaah and Tan remain focused on one match, one step, and one point at a time, aiming for gold medals while avoiding undue pressure. Thinaah also expressed her happiness at returning to her old primary school, hoping to inspire other students to pursue sports.",
  "summary": "KLANG: National women's doubles ace M. Thinaah believes the two-week period after the China Masters will be the most critical phase of her preparations with Pearly Tan for next month's Asian Games.",
  "key_points": [
    "M. Thinaah to focus on two-week training before Asian Games",
    "Pair to compete in China Masters from September 1-6",
    "Thinaah and Tan aim for gold medals without undue pressure"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}