Penang-born Kean Yew fulfils dream to be world champ

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PETALING JAYA: Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew grew up watching badminton greats Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei and dreamt to be successful like them one day.

Kean Yew capped a fairy-tale run by beating India’s K. Srikanth 21-15, 22-20 and make Singapore only the 12th different country to win gold at the world meet since its inception in 1977.“I’m incredibly happy. This feels like a dream and now it’s a dream come true,” Kean Yew told Yahoo News Singapore.

“I grew up watching Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei in big finals and now I’m here as the world champion. It’s unbelievable.”He has set his sights on creating more history for Singapore by winning the Republic’s first Olympic medal. “I feel I have improved over the past few months but I still have a long way to go to be where I want to be,” he added.Kean Yew is under no illusion that the journey will become even tougher after attaining the top status.“I will have to keep working harder so that I would be able to face the challenges coming up.”

 

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