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1 day ago · Jul 25, 2024, 01:04 PM. COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen lost his world No. 1 ranking in June after 131 weeks at the top, but the reigning Olympic badminton champion is now focused on ...
4 days ago · By R. KIRUBASHINI. Badminton. Monday, 22 Jul 2024. Party poopers: China’s Li Shifeng and Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie could spoil Denmark’s hopes of having two finalists in the gold medal ...
3 days ago · Yamaguchi became the Denmark Open champion for the second time by besting her rival from South Korea, An Se-young. This was also her second super 1000 title. She won her second consecutive title by winning the French Open Super 750 event against Sayaka Takahashi.
2 days ago · Badminton had its debut as an official event on the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in eight Olympiads. 74 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 18 appearing all eight times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.
3 days ago · Still, China has won 47 medals since badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992 - more than double the combined tally of Indonesia and South Korea, the second and third most successful teams. China was the only country to secure two spots in each of the five categories in Paris -- men's and women's singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles.
7 hours ago · Alexander NEMENOV / AFP. An absolutely loaded badminton field heads to Paris as six of the eight gold medalists from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are returning to defend their titles. China will once again be looking to assert its dominance and has numerous contenders to rack up the medals--if not golds--in all five badminton disciplines in Paris.
4 days ago · KUALA LUMPUR: If Chinese badminton great Lin Dan's optimism holds true, his world No. 1 compatriot Shi Yu Qi could have the upper hand against Lee Zii Jia in a potential Olympic semi-final clash. The two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008 and London 2012) envisions a dream final between Yu Qi and Denmark's defending champion Viktor Axelsen.
