Denmark's Viktor Axelsen celebrates on the podium with his gold medal after his win over China's Lin Dan in their men's singles final match during the 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton at Emirates Arena in Glasgow on August 27, 2017. -AFP
GLASGOW: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen fulfilled a childhood dream by beating the legendary Lin Dan in straight games to claim the men’s singles gold at the World Championships in Glasgow on Sunday.
At 33, Lin was going for a record sixth title, but he had to settle for second-best after a 20-22, 16-21 defeat. He had a game point at 20-19 up in the first game, but always trailed in the second.
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