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

By Richa Naidu

Paris 2024 Olympics - Badminton - Men's Singles Gold Medal Match - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - August 05, 2024. Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in action during the match against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

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)

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