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Badminton: China's Chen Long wins men's singles title

Sunday, 21 August 2016 3:10 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 21 August 2016 3:11 PM ]

China's Chen Long return against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in their men's singles gold medal badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. ©AFP

China’s Chen Long has defeated world No. 1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia to win one of the 30 gold medals on offer on the penultimate day of the Rio Olympics.

The 27 year old won the men’s singles final on Saturday with a scoreline of 21-18, 21-18. It was the Malaysian’s 3rd straight loss in the badminton final at the Olympics.

Silver medalist Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, Gold medalist China's Chen Long, and Bronze medalist Denmark's Viktor Axelsen stand with their meals following the men's singles gold medal badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 20, 2016. ©AFP

Lee had also settled for silver in London and Beijing after being defeated by China’s Lin Dan. Meanwhile, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won the bronze medal.

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