World number one An Se-young became the first woman from South Korea to win singles gold at the BWF World Championships when she beat former champion Carolina Marin 21-12 21-10 in the final on Sunday in Copenhagen.An, the 21-year-old top seed, rounded off a perfect tournament by beating two Olympic champi
World number one An Se-young became the first woman from South Korea to win singles gold at the BWF World Championships when she beat former champion Carolina Marin 21-12 21-10 in the final on Sunday in Copenhagen.
An, the 21-year-old top seed, rounded off a perfect tournament by beating two Olympic champions en route to the title. She had knocked out Tokyo gold medallist Chen Yu Fei in straight games in the semi-finals on Saturday.Spain's Marin, the 2016 Olympic champion who is on the comeback trail after an anterior cruciate ligament injury, was looking to win her fourth world title but she was no match for An, who wrapped up the contest in 42 minutes.
An won the last 11 points in a row after the score was tied at 10-10 in the second game to hand Marin her first loss in the final of the competition. An was South Korea's first women's finalist in 30 years. Bang Soo-hyun lost the 1993 final to Indonesia's Susi Susanti. The men's final between Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Japan's Kodai Naraoka will be played later on Sunday.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US accuses Russia, China of covering for North Korea at UNUNITED NATIONS: The United States on Friday (Aug 25) accused China and Russia of blocking a unified UN Security Council response to North Korea's missile launches, including Thursday's atte
Read more »
North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID-19 lockdownSEOUL: North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported on Sunday (Aug 27) as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel. In a statement carried by the KCNA news agency, the
Read more »
North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after Covid-19 lockdownSEOUL - North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported on Sunday (Aug 27) as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel. In a statement carried by the KCNA news agency, the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters said on Saturday...
Read more »
First Singaporean women reach 'Savage Mountain' K2 summit, world's second highest peakVincere Zeng and Sim Phei Sunn reached the top of the 8,611m mountain, which is said to be even harder to climb than Mount Everest.
Read more »
South Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima waterJapan has started dumping the water from the Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo into the sea.
Read more »