Home Rio 2016 Olympics Indonesia beats Malaysia for mixed doubles gold The world number three pairing pounced all over the Malaysians from the first point at the Riocentro and never dropped the pressure in the 21-14, 21-12 win. Reuters Rio De Janeiro 17 August, 2016 23:02 IST Tontowi and Natsir captured their delegation's first gold of the Rio Games and seventh in Olympic badminton. - Reuters Reuters Rio De Janeiro 17 August, 2016 23:02 IST Indonesia's Ahmad Tontowi and Liliyana Natsir stomped on Malaysia's dreams of a maiden Olympic gold medal in badminton on Wednesday by hammering Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in the mixed double final. Roared to the title by dozens of feverish fans, the world number three pairing pounced all over the Malaysians from the first point at the Riocentro and never dropped the pressure in the 21-14, 21-12 win. Tontowi and Natsir captured their delegation's first gold of the Rio Games and seventh in Olympic badminton, closing out the match when Goh netted the last shuttlecock. Malaysia has waited 52 years for an Olympic champion but its hopes of breaking the drought was extinguished in just 44 minutes by the rampant Indonesians. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.