Leatherhead's Chris Langridge and his partner Marcus Ellis promised "something special" before winning Britain's first men's doubles Olympic badminton medal. The duo, ranked 22nd in the world when they arrived in Rio, had beaten the 3rd and 8th ranked pairs en route to the semi-final where they were defeated by China's Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan. But Langridge and Ellis would not be denied and defeated Chinese pair Chai Biao and Hong Wei in the bronze medal match to become Team GB's...
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