PETALING JAYA: Viktor Axelsen wept like a baby after ending Denmark’s 25-year wait for a men’s singles gold medal. The former world champion was a class above his 32-year-old opponent yesterday. Axelsen showed unwavering focus to crush his opponent with his powerful attacking and complimented it with an equally impressive defensive flair. At the last Games five years ago, Axelsen defeated Lin Dan of China in the bronze-medal playoff in Rio. They still had trust in me.”Despite Chen Long’s defeat, China were the biggest winners in the Games as they picked up two golds in the women’s singles (Chen Yufei) and mixed doubles (Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping).

Source: The Star August 02, 2021 23:03 UTC