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[9] [66] This achievement made Axelsen the only non-Asian badminton player in history and the only men's singles player after Lin Dan to win two Olympic gold medals. In the month following his Olympic gold medal in Paris, Viktor Axelsen competed in Hong Kong Open Super 500 event, marking his return to BWF Tour.
The only player to have won at least one title in every season of the circuit is Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who is also the all-time record holder of number of Super Series titles won at 46. The record for the most number of tournaments won in a single calendar year is held by Kento Momota of Japan who won an unprecedented ten titles in the ...
Lin Dan is the first player in mens single to win consecutive golds in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Gao Ling won a total of 4 olympic medals in badminton, with 2 being consecutive gold in Mix double in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Badminton is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games.
P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian player to win the gold medal at the World Championships and also became the only other woman singles player along with China's Zhang Ning to have won five World Championship medals. [6] Japanese Kento Momota, and the duo Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara retained their titles from the previous edition.
Lin Dan (Chinese: 林丹; born 14 October 1983) [1] is a Chinese badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World champion, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian games gold medalist, four-time Asian Champion , as well as a six-time All England champion.
South Korea’s badminton team won An’s gold medal in women’s singles and a silver in mixed doubles in Paris. “Singles and doubles are clearly different, and I think [the athletes] should be ...
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, popularly known as PV Sindhu, (born 5 July 1995) [6] is an Indian badminton player. [7] Considered one of India's most successful sportspersons, Sindhu has won medals at various tournaments such as the Olympics and on the BWF circuit, including a gold at the 2019 World Championships.
They are the only Indian doubles pair to become World No. 1 in BWF World Ranking, win the BWF World Tour 1000 series, and become the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton. [3] He achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton by a male player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h. [4] [5]