TOKYO: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen received royal approval after winning badminton gold on Monday to break Asia's stranglehold, then warned he intends to reign over the sport for some time to come.
"It gives me a lot of motivation to compete and see if I can get better. It's more the journey rather than the end station."Axelsen described Chen as his"inspiration" and rushed to exchange shirts with his opponent after the match.He admitted the five years since he won in Rio had been"very long" with many"self-doubts", but he was satisfied with his overall performance.
Hoyer-Larsen, now world badminton's president, was in the arena to watch Axelsen match his achievement. Ginting's win gave Indonesia two medals on the final day of badminton, after Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu claimed gold in the women's doubles.
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