Lee Zii Jia wins Olympic bronze medal for Malaysia at Paris 2024, gets a free Chery Tiggo 7 Pro for his efforts

Lee Zii Jia wins Olympic bronze medal for Malaysia at Paris 2024, gets a free Chery Tiggo 7 Pro for his efforts

Men’s badminton singles player Lee Zii Jia beat India’s Lakshya Sen yesterday night to clinch his first ever Olympic medal and Malaysia’s second bronze at Paris 2024. He lost the first set 13-21 before bouncing back to take the second set 21-16, forcing the game to rubber. Alor Setar-born Lee was then dominant in the decider, winning 21-11 to put himself, and the Jalur Gemilang, on the podium.

Like doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, who won Malaysia’s first medal at Paris 2024 the night before, Lee will also drive home a brand new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro worth RM123,800 for his efforts, which included some physics-defying left-right diving returns.

“Standing together to cherish the triumph of our nation’s finest athletes! An enthusiastic recognition for Lee Zii Jia, whose unstoppable drive and precision on the prestigious stage have put Malaysia in the fast lane to victory! At Chery, we’re revved up with pride, honouring our Malaysian tiger’s remarkable journey and the extraordinary impact he’s made. Congratulations, Lee Zii Jia!” the carmaker posted on Facebook.

Silver will net our national athletes an Omoda E5 electric SUV and our nation’s first Olympic gold medalist will drive home a Tiggo 8 Pro – could this be ‘Pocket Rocketman’ Datuk Azizulhasni Awang? The extra motivation of free cars was announced by Chery in June.

“We know they have put in the hard work and long hours of training for the games. We have high hopes that this year, Malaysia will achieve the coveted gold medal that the nation has been eyeing. To the Malaysian contingent, know that Chery Malaysia will be cheering you on every step of the way,” president of Chery Auto Malaysia Leo Chen said at the June event.

“We are indeed very happy with the pledge by Chery Malaysia to reward Malaysia athletes who will do well in the upcoming Olympics in Paris. We hope this will spur the athletes to give their best and make the country proud,” said National Sports Council director-general, Abdul Rashid Yaakub.

Two nights in a row – how’s your heart doing, Malaysians?

GALLERY: Chery Tiggo 7 Pro

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Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Patriot on Aug 06, 2024 at 10:15 am

    Haha “hadiah” yg berisiko tinggi, nak sabotage ke?

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  • Krishna on Aug 06, 2024 at 10:31 am

    well deserved! Imagine the rewards if he actually brought home the gold! surely a Datukship in addition to many others. for one of the previous Olympics, there was even 2kg gold offered as a reward.

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  • newme on Aug 06, 2024 at 10:48 am

    If he really want to keep the car, dismantle the eSIM, if any. You wouldn’t want people listening to your conversation.

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    • Pro-Palestine on Aug 07, 2024 at 9:28 am

      Stupidest comment I have ever heard. Only kicap hitam poop brain people actually believe anyone is interested and bothered listening to their conversation. Hahahaha. Trust me no one wants to learn or hear what you say. Look at Bharat. Its a failure country. People will bankrupt if they learn from or listen to people like you bruh. Lol

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  • Congrats

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  • ROTI CANAI on Aug 06, 2024 at 1:46 pm

    Hope the wheel stays on

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    • It will definitely. Not like mazda, where Mazda parts and axle parts can easily break

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  • hazrim on Aug 06, 2024 at 2:38 pm

    medal tu memang ada gambar chery tiggo tu ke? penat-penat main badminton dapat kereta cina je. proton kenapa tak sponsor? oh wait…

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    • Kluang Man on Aug 06, 2024 at 4:17 pm

      Kah kah kah.. 2 x 5, 5 x 2

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    • Where is Perodua then? Always thumping chest about how Malaysian the company is, yet senyap je when showing support to Malaysian athletes.

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    • opmany on Aug 07, 2024 at 12:47 pm

      Mana proton? Dah jadi kedekut siao ar… sponsor tarak. Apa la so-called national car…perrrfhhh.

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  • ahbeng on Aug 06, 2024 at 3:04 pm

    When even bronze medal are showered with gifts and money like winning a gold, why bother become no. 1.

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  • He doesn’t need it, he’ll just sell it la c’mon who wants to be seen in a CHERY of all cars at his level of social position.

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    • Are you jealous. He will know what he likes as he want to try something which is different unlike those mazda fanboys as still obsessing mazda is premium brand but reality is not, especially caught by cheating scandals for mazda

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  • come on la Cherry, not even tiggo 8

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  • Cheong Tuck Sang on Aug 06, 2024 at 9:32 pm

    People Happy To Sponsor Just Take lt Quietly And Say A Thank You , What’s More To Talk 3 Talk 4 So Much On This Or That , lf Really Don’t Like Never Mind Just Give It To Me A Senior Retiree To Gladly Receive lt With My EverReady Open Arms Very Simple, Easy & Fast Only.

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  • So instead of saying congratulations on winning bronze medal at the Olympics they decided to say congratulations for receiving our prize. ‍♂️

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  • cheryfan on Aug 07, 2024 at 8:27 am

    good work chery, another 1 unit car on the road, build up the brand! other brand cars good sales won’t bother give free car, but we show them how it’s done. /s

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