-Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won the Olympic gold medal in men’s badminton at Paris Olympic 2024
-He defeated Thailand’s Kunlavit Vitidsarn in less than an hour in the men’s singles final
-Axelsen became the first man to retain his Olympic men’s singles title since Chinese legend Lin Dan
-Thailand won its first-ever Olympic medal in badminton with Kunlavit’s silver
-Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia took bronze, while China, Taiwan, and South Korea also won gold medals in different badminton events at the Olympics