GLASGOW: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen fulfilled a childhood dream by beating the legendary Lin Dan in straight games to claim the men’s singles gold at the World Championships in Glasgow on Sunday. “It was my dream to be in a world final,” said Axelsen, the 2014 world and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist. It will be difficult to play in the World Championships at 34.”For Axelsen, who defeated Olympic champion Chen Long in the semi-finals, the future could not be brighter. Today I am just so happy.”In a superb women’s singles final, Nozomi Okuhara became the first Japanese player to win a world gold singles medal with a stunning 21-19, 20-22, 22-20 victory over India’s Pusarla V Sindhu. The atmosphere was amazing.”The only other Japanese gold at a World Championships came from Etsuko Toganoo and Emiko Ueno in the women’s doubles at the very first 1977 championships.

Source: New Strait Times August 27, 2017 19:41 UTC