Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viktor Axelsen of Denmark plays a shot against Huang Yuxiang of China during their men's badminton singles match at the BWF World ...

PARIS — Viktor Axelsen is once again Olympic badminton champion. The 30-year-old from Denmark defended his men’s singles title Monday by beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand for the gold medal.

The Badminton World Federation's (BWF) plan to introduce new 15x3 scoring system continues to generate debate over whether it will benefit the sport's biggest stakeholders, which is the players.

Denmark's Victor Axelsen celebrates after winning against China's Chen Long during their men's singles gold medal Badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.(AP ...

PARIS -- Viktor Axelsen is once again Olympic badminton champion. The 30-year-old from Denmark defended his men's singles title Monday by beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand for the gold medal.

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Tokyo badminton gold medallist Viktor Axelsen is not resting on his laurels ahead of the Paris Olympics but the Dane is being careful not to overdo it in training having ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viktor Axelsen and Nozomi Okuhara stormed into the third round to stay on course for back-to-back men's and women's titles at the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Denmark's Viktor Axelsen swept to the men's singles Olympic gold medal on Monday, unseating Chen Long of China who claimed the title at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Axelsen and Chen, two ...

TOKYO (AP) — Viktor Axelsen underlined his red-hot form and confidence when he won his second world badminton championship after beating first-time finalist Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 on Sunday.