Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak recorded his congratulations to the national badminton mixed doubles pair, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying for winning the silver medal in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

"You have done your best Chan Peng Soon and @gohliuying.

"Succeeding to reach the final and winning the silver medal is a good achievement! Congratulation! #Rio2016," said Najib through his Twitter website.

The national doubles pair lost to the Indonesian pair, Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir, 14-21 and 12-21 in the match that lasted 45 minutes.