As promised by Chery, badminton duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik will be coming home to a brand new Chery Tiggo 7 Pro. The C-segment SUV is awarded to them for winning Malaysia’s first bronze medal in the men’s doubles badminton event at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics.

World number three Aaron-Wooi Yik bested world number 2 Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark to win the bronze medal at the event. This is the pair’s second Olympic bronze after winning their first bronze back at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the same event.

Chery announced its support for Malaysian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics back in June, offering free cars to medal winners. Those who manage to win a gold medal will walk away with a Chery Tiggo 8 Pro, while silver medal winners get the Chery Omoda E5 electric SUV. As for bronze medal winners, they will receive the aforementioned Chery Tiggo 7 Pro.

“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,” said the President of Chery Auto Malaysia, Leo Chen.

Currently, we still have several Malaysian athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics, including Lee Zii Jia – he’s set to go against India’s Lakshya Sen for the bronze medal in men’s singles badminton tonight – as well as Azizulhasni Awang, who is eyeing to secure Malaysia’s first Olympic gold medal in men’s sprint cycling.