KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian badminton players fight for Olympic glory today with the action starting at 2.30pm as Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah face China's formidable Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan.
Pearly-Thinaah have already made history by becoming the first women's pair from Malaysia to advance to the Olympic semi-finals. The nation hopes they will continue their magnificent run.
Later at 4.50pm, the spotlight shifts to Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the men's doubles semi-finals where the 2022 world champions will take on China's top seeds Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang.
A charged-up Aaron-Wooi Yik will be out for revenge, having lost to the China pair in a group match on Monday.
Fans of Lee Zii Jia will have to stay up late, as the poster boy of Malaysian badminton is set to play at 1.55am. He will battle Denmark's Anders Antonsen in the men's singles quarter-finals.
In golf, Gavin Green will continue his Olympic challenge in the second round, teeing off at 3:00pm.
Meanwhile sailors Nur Shazrin Latif will compete in races 2-4, starting at 6:05pm and Khairulnizam Afendy will compete in races three-four at 6.20pm.
Today, 28 medals are up for grabs across various events, including diving, swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, BMX racing, equestrian, fencing, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, tennis and trampoline gymnastics.
On day seven of the Olympics, the United States women's fencing team made history by clinching the gold medal in the foil team event. Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic continued his gold quest while the US women's 3-On-3 basketball team ended their victory drought. However, their men's team remain winless.
In the medal tally, China lead with 11 gold, seven silver and six bronze, the US follow with nine gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze. Hosts France round out the top three with eight gold, 11 silver and eight bronze.
MALAYSIANS IN ACTION TODAY
BADMINTON
Women's doubles, semi-finals - 2.30pm: Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah v Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan (Chn)
Men's doubles, semi-finals - not before 4.50pm: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik v Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang (Chn)
Men's singles, quarter-finals - 1.55am (tomorrow): Lee Zii Jia v Anders Antonsen (Den)
GOLF
Men's individual stroke play, second round - 3.00pm: Gavin Green
SAILING
Women's dinghy, race 2-4 - 6.05pm: Nur Shazrin Latif
Men's dinghy, race 3-4 - 6.20pm: Khairulnizam Afendy
MEDALS ON OFFER
DIVING
5.00pm - Men's synchronised 3m springboard, final
SWIMMING
2.36am (tomorrow) -Women's 200m backstroke, final
2.43am (tomorrow) - Men's 200m individual medley, final
ARCHERY
10.24pm - Mixed team, bronze medal match
10.43pm - Mixed team, gold medal match
ATHLETICS
3.20am (tomorrow) - Men's 10,000m final
BADMINTON
9.00pm - Mixed doubles, bronze and gold medal matches
CYCLING - BMX RACING
3.35am (tomorrow) - Men's final
EQUESTRIAN
8.00pm - Jumping team final
FENCING
1.30am (tomorrow) - Men's epee team final
JUDO
10.00pm - Women's +78kg and men's +100kg finals
ROWING
4.42pm - Men's pair final
4.54pm - Women's pair final
5.06pm - Men's double sculls final
5.18pm - Women's double sculls final
SAILING
6.13pm - Women's skiff medal race
7.13pm - Men's skiff medal race
8.03pm - Women's windsurfing
8.23pm - Men's windsurfing
SHOOTING
3.30pm - 50m rifle 3 positions, women's final
TENNIS
6.00pm - Mixed doubles, bronze medal match
7.30pm - Women's singles, bronze medal match
1.00am (tomorrow) - Mixed doubles, gold medal match
TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS
7.50pm - Women's final
1.50am (tomorrow) - Men's final
* Malaysian time