Olympics-Badminton-Denmark’s Axelsen beats Thailand to the men’s singles gold

By Richa Naidu

PARIS (Reuters) – Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand to win his second successive men’s singles Olympic gold medal in badminton at the Port de La Chapelle Arena in Paris on Monday.

Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia bagged the bronze after defeating India’s Lakshya Sen.

(Reporting by Richa Naidu; Editing by Alison Williams)