PARIS – Loh Kean Yew’s dream of delivering Singapore’s first Olympic badminton medal was dashed by his pal and defending champion Viktor Axelsen, who won 21-9, 21-17 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 2. The Danish world No. 2, who had a last-16 bye, will meet India’s 22nd-ranked Lakshya Sen on Aug 4 for a place in...
The match was an uphill task for Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew, who had just two wins in his previous 10 meetings with Danish world No. 2 Axelsen.PARIS – Loh Kean Yew’s dream of delivering Singapore’s first Olympic badminton medal was dashed by his pal and defending champion Viktor Axelsen, who won 21-9, 21-17 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 2.
It was an uphill task for Loh to begin with, as he had just two wins in their 10 previous meetings. But he was not helped by his own passivity and scrapped right knuckles as well as his 1.94m opponent’s incredible reach and imperious form as Axelsen barely made an unforced error. Earlier in the day, Sen had outlasted Taiwanese world No. 11 Chou Tien-chen 19-21, 21-15, 21-12 to become the first Indian player to reach the Olympics men’s singles semi-finals.
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