(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-BADMINTON-SUDIRMAN CUP-MALAYSIA VS FRANCE (CN)
(250428) -- XIAMEN, April 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Margot Lambert (R)/Camille Pognante of France communicate in the women's doubles match against Pearly Tan/Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia during the Group C match between Malaysia and France at BWF Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
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