At the Paris Olympics, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen successfully defended his men's singles badminton title, defeating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-11, 21-11. This victory makes Axelsen the first European to win consecutive Olympic singles golds, joining the ranks of legendary players like China's Lin Dan. Celebrating with passionate Danish supporters, Axelsen handed his racket to a young fan after his win. In the women's singles, South Korea's An Se-young overcame He Bingjiao of China to claim gold, enhancing her status as the world's top player. Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia secured bronze in men's singles, while Indonesia's Gregoria Tunjung received women's singles bronze by default after Spain's Carolina Marin retired due to injury. Overall, China continued to dominate the badminton medal tally, securing golds in mixed and women's doubles events.