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Malaythong a part of history

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Ryan O'Halloran

August 12, 2008, 05:27AM

BEIJING Rockville native Bob Malaythong was a part of history Tuesday morning during the opening round of the Olympic mens doubles badminton tournament. When Malaythong and Howard Bach defeated South Africas Chris and Roelof Dednam 21-10, 21-6, they became the first American team to advance to the quarterfinals. Since badminton became an official Olympic sport in 1992, the United States has failed to win a medal. We play better as the underdogs; today we were the favorites so there was a lot of pressure on us to win, Malaythong said. We did it, but we just got by. Next up for Malaythong and Bach is a match against the Chinese team of Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng (the tournaments second seed) today.
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