Holding Denmark's national flag over his head, Viktor Axelsen celebrated his victory after retaining the Olympics men's badminton singles title in Paris. "When Lin Dan won his second Olympic title, I couldn't imagine such a thing happening to me. His title defense gave me motivation," Axelse...
Nantong badminton star Shi Yuqi secured the top spot in Group A and was the sole qualifying athlete from the group after defeating Italian player Giovanni Toti 2-0 on July 31 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Shi and Giovanni had no previous encounters. Shi,...
... Korea’s An Se Young won gold in women’s singles badminton. ... Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won gold in badminton men’s singles. ... Australia’s Noemie Fox and New Zealand’s Finn Butcher won the inaugural gold in canoe slalom kayak cross. Sunday, Aug. 4 Noah Lyles (left) ta...
Li Shifeng (R) of China competes against Tobias Kuenzi of Switzerland during the badminton men's singles group play stage group N match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) Li Shifeng of China acknowledges the audience after the badminton men's si...
Another instance occurred during the badminton women's singles semi-final between China's He Bingjiao and Spain's Carolina Marín. Marín, who appeared to have the upper hand, suffered a right knee injury that forced her to withdraw from the match. He advanced to the gold medal match, where...
And in thewomen's badminton, Team GB's Kirsty Gilmour saw off Azerbaijan's Keisha Fatimah Azzahra in her first group match, winning 2-0 in straight sets (21-13 21-11). Ben Lane and Sean Vendy won their final group match but...
A complete overview of Olympic badminton with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and team information. Understand how badminton is played at the Olympics and get up-to-speed on everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Par
Swedish athleteArmand Duplantiscelebrates after setting a new world record in the men's pole vault. Simon West/Action Plus/Shutterstock Aug. 5: Badminton An Se-youngof Korea celebrates after defeatingHe Bingjiaoof China 2-0 in their match. ...
Simone Biles of the United States celebrates after the Women's All-around Final of artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Can) FRENCH RUGBY GOLD France clinched its first gold medal of the Olympics and a historic first in men's ...
Badminton Women’s doubles: China Cycling Men’s Road Race: Remco Evenepoel, Belgium Equestrian Dressage Team Grand Prix: Germany Fencing Women’s Sabre Team: Ukraine Judo Mixed Team: France Rowing Women’s Single Sculls: Karolien, Florijn, Netherlands Women’s Eight: Romania Me...